Get basic protection from network-based threats in virtual datacenters with VMware vShield Zones, part of the VMware vShield family. The solution is included with VMware vSphere and offers an application firewall with policies based on basic traffic information.
- Get visibility and control over network communications between virtual machines
- Improve hardware resource utilization while implementing application security
- Simplify compliance with comprehensive logging of all virtual machine network activity
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Upgrade to vShield App
For environments where more granular policies for virtual datacenter applications are needed, an upgrade to VMware vShield App is recommended. With this upgrade, actual traffic between virtual machines can be inspected for ‘flows’ that detail applications and protocols in use throughout the vDC. You can create and refine application firewall rules for unprecedented visibility into potential policy violations and network-based threats such as botnets. You'll also gain optimal resource allocation for specific virtual machines that generate more network traffic than others.
vShield App also lets you satisfy industry regulations and corporate governance, which mandate access to confidential information on a need-to-know basis. Grouping virtual machines by vSphere folders, resources, as well as the standard 5-tuple (source IP, destination IP, source port, destination port, protocol) provides the necessary granularity to effectively comply with these requirements. This granularity not only makes policy enforcement simpler, it simplifies management since firewall rules aren’t necessarily tied to IP address but can be tied to resources and folders as well. This is another example of VMware vShield offering change-aware solutions.
Please see vShield App for more details.
