IBM is making its library of security intelligence data available via the IBM X-Force Exchange, a new cyber threat intelligence sharing platform powered by IBM Cloud. This collaborative platform provides access to volumes of actionable IBM and third-party threat data from across the globe, including real-time indicators of live attacks, which can be used to defend against cybercrimes.

The X-Force Exchange builds on IBM’s scale in security intelligence, integrating its portfolio of deep threat research data and technologies like QRadar, thousands of global clients, and acumen of a worldwide network of security analysts and experts from IBM Managed Security Services.

Today, the X-Force Exchange features over 700 terabytes of raw aggregated data supplied by IBM. This will continue to grow, be updated and shared as the platform can add up to a thousand malicious indicators every hour. This data includes real-time information which is critical to the battle against cybercrime.

Built by IBM Security, the IBM X-Force Exchange is a cloud-based platform that allows organizations to collaborate on security incidents, as well as benefit from the ongoing contributions of IBM experts and community members.

Within the platform, IBM will provide future support for STIX and TAXII, the emerging standard for automated threat intelligence sharing, for easy extraction and sharing of information to and from the exchange, as well as integration into existing security systems.

For the first time, organizations can directly interact with IBM’s security analysts and researchers, as well as their industry peers, via the platform to validate findings and expose them to other companies fighting cybercrime.