vGate for In-House Virtual Environments
VMware platform provides a good backend for building information security-aware infrastructure. However, there are a number of virtualization-specific risks that should be addressed to ensure the necessary level of information security. Security Code vGate offers a comprehensive approach to building information security-aware virtual infrastructures on top of VMware® Infrastructure™ and VMware® vSphere™.
Access Control
vGate builds an authentication layer featuring role-based access control and separation of duties - on top of the standard VMware security model. System administrators that maintain virtual environments can be granted only the privileges they require to perform their assigned tasks. In return, personnel in charge of privilege management and security auditing can be restricted from accessing the virtual environment itself.
Communication Protection
To help you protect communication channels vGate ensures that sensitive data are not compromised during transmission. All communication throughout the virtual environment is controlled, ensuring that all actions are legitimate and tracked in line with corporate policies.
Integrity Assurance
vGate offers reliable integrity control mechanisms for all layers of your virtual environment, including virtual machines, ESX servers and network storages. All changes made to virtual machines are verified against company's security policies.
Change Management
Secure configurations are enforced throughout the entire virtual environment. vGate proactively maintains the specified security level and applies your configuration policies as necessary.
Activity Auditing
vGate offers an extensive auditing mechanism that covers both the virtual environment and vGate infrastructure. vGate also provides convenient reporting based on its audit trails and configuration data.
Compliance Enforcement
vGate helps companies ensure virtual environment compliance by offering both proactive and reactive mechanisms. Along with ongoing compliance verification, vGate can proactively maintain compliance and prevent unwanted configuration changes.
