Check Point Simplifies Public, Private Cloud Security With VMware

VMworld 2010 and Check Point Software Technologies have announced the new Security Gateway Virtual EditionTM (VE) with VMsafe integration that secures the cloud with advanced firewall and protects dynamic virtual environments from both internal and external security threats. The new Security Gateway VE is based on Check Point’s Software Blade Architecture, enabling businesses to leverage the same flexible and comprehensive security solutions available on physical networks - including Firewall, VPN and intrusion prevention - to meet the special security, networking and management needs of virtual environments.

“Protecting the network from external threats and inspecting traffic in between virtual machines are the two primary challenges associated with securing virtual environments” said Dorit Dor, Vice President of Products, Check Point Software Technologies. “The new Check Point Security Gateway VE inspects inter-VM traffic at the hypervisor level for seamless security across an organisation’s environment. In addition, administrators have more transparency to prevent threats such as viruses, Trojans and key loggers from ever reaching a virtual machine.”

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With VMware VMsafeTM integration, Check Point’s Security Gateway VE can be deployed easily and consistently across the infrastructure to achieve greater visibility, manageability, and enforcement of standard security policies. Now organisations have access to holistic data and greater system protection against new and existing threats in the virtual environment.

“Security remains a top priority for any company looking at deploying virtualisation. By partnering with Check Point, customers benefit from a breadth of security solutions for VMware environments” said Parag Patel, Vice President, Global Strategic Alliances, VMware. “Combining more than a decade of expertise in virtualisation and security, VMware and Check Point continue to provide customers the tools they need to secure their virtual environments as they continue toward the goal of delivering IT as a service.”

“With the Security Gateway VE, customers can simplify the complexities of securing dynamic virtual environments, while leveraging the same infrastructure and unified management used to protect their physical networks.” concluded Dor.