Kaspersky Lab has come up with its security solution for virtual machines. Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 2.0, the latest version of its security solution for virtual machines using the VMware platform. Integration with new features in VMware vCloud networking and security means the new solution now offers additional functionality to detect and protect against network intrusions.
The product’s anti-malware protection has also been enhanced. Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 2.0 also continues to deliver balance of malware protection and network performance using agent-less protection designed specifically for virtual machines. All network traffic scanning is off-loaded to a single virtual appliance, ensuring organizations reap the maximum resource efficiency from their virtual environment.
“Businesses today are gradually coming to the understanding that virtual servers need to be reliably protected, just like physical servers,” said Nikolay Grebennikov, Chief Technology Officer, Kaspersky Lab.
“Considerably, over the course of the last one year or so, we have seen that many of our customers are adopting VMware and we saw an opportunity to bring a better protection offering for them. Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 2.0 is the first solution that provides integration with the VMware vCloud Ecosystem Framework component of VMware vCloud Networking and Security, which is widely used in modern corporate IT infrastructure,” said Altaf Halde, Managing Director, Kaspersky Lab South Asia. “We believe our channels will now be able to deepen their relationship with our existing customers with the launch of Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 2.0,” he added.
According to the security vendor, Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 2.0 has several features that make the protection of virtual machines efficient. It is a tool forscanning incoming, outgoing and internal traffic to detect network intrusion attempts is a necessity for both physical and virtual networks. The updated Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 2.0 includes an intrusion protection system (IDS/IPS), thus providing virtual network security. This is possible due to integration with VMware vCloud Networking and Security. Kaspersky Lab claims to be the first vendor to have integrated that technology in its product.