Intel Security and VMware Introduce SDN-powered IPS

Intel Security and VMware introduced an SDN-based Intrusion Prevention services (IPS) solution for the protection of east-west traffic within the data center.  The security solution leverages the VMware NSX network virtualization platform to automate the distribution and enforcement of Intel Security’s McAfee Network Security Platform (NSP), providing Intelligent.

The idea is to extend the services inside the data center that Intel Security provides for north-south traffic at the perimeter of the data center.

The new integrated solution includes the McAfee NSP IPS-VM100-VSS (a new IPS-VM Series model designed for interoperability with VMware NSX), McAfee Network Security Manager, Intel Security Controller and VMware NSX network virtualization platform. The Intel Security Controller transparently runs as a broker between the VMware NSX infrastructure and the Intel Security’s McAfee NSP.  IPS protection can be dynamically and automatically provisioned to help protect intra-VM traffic based on the defined policies and requirements

“The McAfee NSP takes advantage of the VMware NSX platform’s distributed micro-segmentation enforcement and simplified automated provisioning, creating a zero-trust environment to automatically help protect organizations’ assets against advanced threats,” said Raja Patel, General Manager for the Network Security Business Unit, Intel Security.

"The tight integration between VMware NSX and Intel Security’s McAfee NSP means security controls follow application workloads, allowing customers to dynamically scale security services,” said Tom Corn, Senior Vice President, Security Products, VMware.

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