Reflex VSA Furthers Virtual Visibility and Access Control By VSM News Staff published: Tuesday, April 08 2008
Functionality first baselines network topology virtual
infrastructure then provides access control and security
San
Francisco, CA - April 8, 2008 -
(RSA Booth # 2732) Reflex
Security, the industry leader in
virtual security, today announced an initiative to further develop key visibility
and access control functionality in its Reflex VSA (Virtual Security Appliance)
Solution. Dubbed "VISability", for the
ability to enable Virtual Infrastructure Security, the initiative is the
industry's first to take the approach that without the ability to
visualize both the logical and physical elements of a virtual network,
comprehensive security cannot be achieved.
Reflex VSA discovers virtual assets and
maps them so users can attain a visual view of the virtual infrastructure that
is being secured. The new initiative is driving the creation of new functionality
that will allow users to drill down into virtualized infrastructure and provide
a level of visibility not found in products available today. With the
virtual assets fully enumerated in combination with the security controls
provided by Reflex VSA, the security administrator has the insight required to understand,
monitor and secure the dynamic environment.
"Visibility and security have
always gone hand-in-hand, and in today's regulatory and threat
environment, that link is ever more crucial," said Hezi
Moore, CTO of Reflex Security. "Reflex VSA's
ability to expose the virtual network to the security manager and protect it
from threats is a proven asset, and the first of its kind in the industry. Our
development is building upon VSA's visibility functionality to add virtual
server access control which will invoke permission based controls for users
that can add or remove virtual machines and virtual network components."
Moore
added that unlike NAC vendors which generally only focus on the workstation
side for access control, Reflex VSA focuses on virtual servers accessing the network
and everything around them. This provides a broader view and the ability to
stop threats earlier on in the environment.
Reflex Security plans to make the added
functionality available this quarter. Existing customers will be eligible
to receive a free upgrade to the enhanced version.
Availability
Reflex VSA is available now for purchase and/or a 15-day trial download. Visit http://www.reflexsecurity.com/reflex_vsa.php
for more information.
About
Reflex
Reflex Security, first to market with the Reflex Virtual Security Appliance in
2006, is the industry leader in virtual security. Reflex employs
high-performance deep packet inspection to combine firewall, intrusion
prevention (IPS), anomaly detection, network access control (NAC) and
anti-spyware capabilities, all of which are managed from a single integrated
console. The company's patent pending software includes a multi-threaded,
multi-core architecture that allows Reflex to run on carrier-grade, high
availability, multi-gigabit chassis; price/performance leading security
appliances, VMware's ESX server, and Citrix's XenServer.
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