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Protection for the Hypervisor
Catbird’s breakthrough HypervisorShield is the industry’s only dedicated solution for hypervisor security
VM in the Mainstream Virtual Machine technology is going mainstream. Motivated by cost savings; server consolidation; disaster recovery; and improved business continuity, organizations are changing the way they deploy applications and desktops. But industry pundits agree that full-on deployment of virtual machines has been impeded by a critical weakness: security. Traditional security architectures and products are inadequate for this new topology. The Catbird V-Agent is different, built with virtualization in mind from the ground up, delivering the same bullet-proof protection IT chiefs have come to expect for the “physical” world.
How do you monitor the Hypervisor?
Securing a virtual host does not only involve applying the same security controls to virtual networks as were applied to their physical counterparts. Virtualization introduces a new layer of abstraction entirely—the Hypervisor. Hypervisor exploits have grown 35% in the last several years, with more surely on their way. Catbird’s patent-pending HypervisorShield protects and defends this essential component of a virtual deployment.
HypervisorShield Benefits
- Protects the hypervisor management network from unauthorized access
- Ensures compliance with security policies for protecting the hypervisor from network attack
- Validates the secure configuration of hypervisor network services
HypervisorShield Features include
- VMware Hypervisor specific IPS/IDS on the virtual subnet itself–No more need to route virtual network traffic out of the host and onto the physical LAN to “check” it
- Policy driven configuration for protection of the hypervisor network–Catbird’s expert system helps guide
- Network Access Control (NAC) monitor and quarantine for unauthorized devices on hypervisor management network–Automatically protects against inadvertent management error and malicious attacks
New architectures are prime targets for hackers. Catbird recognized the need for a service delivering a nimble and rapid response. As attacks on virtual technology mature, Catbird is right there defending its customers.
Catbird’s hypervisorshield ensures compliance with security policies for protecting the hypervisor from network attack or unauthorized changes. Catbird’s hypervisorshield is the industry’s only dedicated solution for hypervisor security.