Broadcom updates VMware security for AI-era threats
Broadcom Inc. today introduced new security, performance and automation capabilities for VMware Cloud Foundation that are intended to help enterprises defend private clouds against artificial intelligence-assisted attacks while reducing operational complexity and infrastructure costs.
The updates affect VMware vDefend and VMware Avi Load Balancer. They include a guided process for deploying advanced threat prevention, on-premises malware analysis, support for air-gapped environments and application programming interface protection. Broadcom is also adding AI assistants to both products and automating migrations from legacy firewalls.
“As AI-fueled cyberattacks and vulnerability exploits redefine the threat landscape, a fragmented security approach is no longer an option,” said Umesh Mahajan, vice president and general manager of Broadcom’s application networking and security division, in a statement.
The new vDefend 1-2-3 workflow provides a three-stage process for deploying intrusion detection and prevention, network traffic analysis and network detection and response. It first assesses an organization’s threat posture, then applies recommended policies to shared infrastructure such as Active Directory and the Domain Name System before extending them across development, production and demilitarized zones. Broadcom said the workflow can reduce deployment times from months to weeks.
