VMware vShield™ Endpoint strengthens security for virtual machines while improving performance for endpoint protection by orders of magnitude. vShield Endpoint offloads antivirus and anti-malware agent processing to a dedicated secure virtual appliance delivered by VMware partners. The solution is designed to leverage existing investments by allowing customers to manage antivirus and anti-malware policies for virtualized environments with the same management interfaces they use to secure physical environments.
- Improve consolidation ratios and performance by eliminating anti-virus "storms"
- Streamline antivirus and anti-malware deployment and monitoring in VMware environments.
- Satisfy compliance and audit requirements through logging of antivirus and anti-malware activities.
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Features
VMware vShield Endpoint comprises a hardened, secure virtual appliance that hosts the third-party anti-virus software. Each virtual machine requiring AV protection only requires a small-footprint, driver software.. The list below highlights VMware vShield Endpoint features:
Antivirus and Anti-Malware Offloading
- File scanning and other tasks are offloaded from virtual machines to a secure virtual appliance.
- VMware endpoint security (EPSEC) manages communication between virtual machines and the secure virtual appliance, using introspection at the hypervisor layer.
Antivirus and Anti-Malware Service Across Virtual Machines
- Antivirus engine and signature files are only updated within the secure virtual appliance, but policies can be applied across all virtual machines on a vSphere host.
Enforce Remediation
- Pre-defined policies dictate whether a malicious file should be deleted, quarantined or otherwise handled.
- vShield Endpoint driver manages file remediation activity within the virtual machine.
Partner Integrations
- Integration of VMware vShield Endpoint with security virtual machine solutions from VMware partners is facilitated through VMware Endpoint Security, which provides a library and API for introspection into file activity at the hypervisor layer.
Policy and Configuration Management
- vShield Manager for full-featured configuration of vShield Endpoint policies.
- vCenter to activate vShield capabilities on vSphere.
- REST APIs for customized integration of vShield Endpoint capabilities into solutions.
Logging and Auditing
- Logging based on syslog standard
- REST APIs and vShield Manager provide access to third-party logging and auditing tools.
- Administrator defines logging on/off for antivirus and anti-malware file activity such as scanning.
- Role Based Access Control
