Virtual Security Management
Virtualization Security
Enterprise and hosted data centers have traditionally required large numbers of physical computer servers. Over time, this "server farm" sprawl can incur large operational, logistical and total cost of ownership (TCO) burdens. Increasingly, virtualized server technologies are being used to consolidate physical servers and provide data centers with substantial cost, efficiency and service benefits.
Virtualization provides significant operational benefits but it changes the rules of the game for network virtualization and security professionals.
Virtualization creates an invisible, dynamic network infrastructure that conventional security products can neither see nor protect. This exposes data centers and sensitive information to viruses, data theft, tampering, rogue devices, denial of service attacks and more. It can also complicate regulatory compliance and misconfiguration can easily lead to service disruptions or increased exposure.
Virtual Security Challenges
- Visibility and control in the virtual infrastructure
- Secure management limitations
- Policy enforcement
- Compliance Regulations
- PCI, SOX, HIPAA, GLBA
- Dynamic environment
- Server mobility and server sprawl
- Infrastructure changes
- Cross-functional management controls
- Secure configuration
- Unauthorized configuration changes
- Configuration errors
- Potential internal threats
- Inter-VM attacks, Worms, malware and more
Virtual Security Management Solution
The Reflex Virtual Security Manager dramatically increases the visibility of an organization's virtual infrastructure so it can be properly secured, enabling organizations to align virtualization security solutions with real business objectives.
Reflex Virtual Security Center (VSC) – provides single authoritative visual interface to administer, secure and monitor virtual infrastructure.
Reflex Virtual Security Appliance (VSA) – provides security controls by integrating firewall, IPS/IDS, reporting, application awareness and change control into a complete virtual security solution.
Together, Reflex Virtual Security Center (VSC) and award-winning Virtual Security Appliance (VSA) secure, audit and control the virtual infrastructure by providing unmatched visibility into the virtual infrastructure and applying network security and policy enforcement to protect virtual machines, networks and the underlying host of the virtualization platform. This results in better network and event visibility for a faster and more effective security response. Through extensive real-time and historical visual reporting, Reflex VSC gives administrators the tools they need to efficiently meet stringent compliance requirements.
Reflex Virtual Security Manager provides...
- Visibility into the Virtual Data Center for simplified security management, policy enforcement, threat mitigation and reporting
- Real-time and historical topology maps for change detection, control and auditing
- Simplified security administration and forensics by automatically correlating alerts and events with topology maps
- Compliance controls and independent verification for PCI, SOX, HIPAA, and GLBA environments
- Increased Data Protection by harnessing the power of virtualization to deliver enhanced security functions without the high cost and complexities of physical appliances
