As we modernize our infrastructure with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and secure it with VMware vDefend, a common challenge emerges – protecting application workloads that remain hosted on standalone Bare Metal servers or on non-VCF estate. VMware vDefend addresses this gap by extending its micro-segmentation capabilities beyond the VCF boundary. Starting with version 5.1, vDefend…… Continue reading Extending Micro-Segmentation to non-VCF Bare Metal Workloads using VMware vDefend

Welcome back!!! We are at Part 3 and the final chapter of our blog series on Distributed Malware Prevention & Sandboxing for VCF with VMware vDefend. In the previous chapter, we activated the Malware Prevention Service, configured the Sandboxing environment and deployed SVMs for distributed enforcement, now let’s configure Advanced Threat Prevention (ATP) policies to…… Continue reading Distributed Malware Prevention & Sandboxing for VCF with VMware vDefend – Part 3 – ATP Policies and Threat Prevention

Welcome back to Part 2 of our blog series on Distributed Malware Prevention & Sandboxing for VCF with VMware vDefend. In the previous chapter, we covered the architectural overview of Malware Prevention Service (MPS) and explored the sandboxing deployment options in VCF. In case you missed it, you can catch up here: Part 1: Distributed…… Continue reading Distributed Malware Prevention & Sandboxing for VCF with VMware vDefend – Part 2 – Deployment