Altor VF
The 1st Purpose-Built Virtual Firewall
Server and desktop virtualization is creating a rapidly growing “virtual network” of virtual machines (VMs) inside host servers. Yet basic security practices such as monitoring network activity, inspecting and filtering traffic, and maintaining strictly separate security domains are often absent in the virtual environment. Inter-VM communication never touches the physical network, leaving it unprotected by physical network security.
The risks of an uncontrolled network with “blind spots” and no enforceable security policies are sobering. Among them is the potential for privilege escalation when VM workloads with different trust levels, such as Production and QA systems, reside on the same physical server. This risk is amplified when VMs move from host to host via VMotion.
Altor Networks's Altor VF virtual firewall is purpose-built to meet the unique security challenges of the virtual environment. Administrators can now control the virtual network by enforcing a rule-based policy for each VM. Because the Altor VF was designed with virtualization features in mind, it synchronizes automatically with VMware's VirtualCenter and secures VMotion while maintaining the open connections of VMs “in flight”.
Based on award winning innovations, the Altor VF solves the problems of blind spots, uncontrollable inter-VM traffic, unprotected migration of VMs, and erroneous mixing of VM trust levels. Enterprises can now achieve the full ROI of virtualization while maintaining security and regulatory compliance across both physical and virtual networks.
“The increasing use of virtualization, particularly in data center environments, will lead to new potential attack paths. To protect critical servers and data in virtualized environments, organizations need to extend their security processes and controls into the virtual environment, including the use of virtual firewalls and IPSs when security separation and protection are needed.” Neil MacDonald, Gartner