<p>IBM and RSA this week unveiled big data security analytics, merging their security monitoring systems with the Hadoop software framework in a move that executives at both firms predict could create a whole new breed of intelligent information security systems. But some security analysts predict a number of hurdles ahead.</p><p>IBM, Armonk, N.Y., is merging its QRadar security information event management (SIEM) appliance with its InfoSphere BigInsights analytics platform. IBM InfoSphere BigInsights is the company's Apache Hadoop product designed to use the open-source software framework to analyze structured and unstructured data for business purposes. It was unveiled in October on its PureSystems line of servers and is based on the data warehouse appliance technology IBM acquired when it bought Netezza in 2010.</p><p>The QRadar platform will remain the dashboard for IT security analysts. IBM has added a BigInsights querying interface it calls BigSheets. Data from QRadar is fed into the analytics workbench.</p><p>[Related: 8 Ways Big Data Will Change Our Lives]</p><p><a href="http://www.crn.com/news/security/240147409/ibm-on-board-with-big-data-security-analytics.htm">Keep reading...</a></p>