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Product Description
Juniper Networks
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vGW Virtual Gateway rounds out a virtualization security solution that
includes a high-performance hypervisor-based stateful firewall complete virtual network
visibility, monitoring, and reporting. The vGW brings forward powerful new features that
automate security and compliance enforcement within virtual networks and clouds. By
leveraging virtual machine introspection (VMI) data and intelligence, and coupling it with
Juniper’s wide-ranging knowledge of the security and virtual network environment, vGW
creates an extensive database of control points by which security policies and compliance
rules can be defined.
The vGW makes this rich data available in intuitive UIs that let administrators build
the entire range of policies from corporate rules on global protocol handling (e.g.,
block Kazaa) to discrete regulatory compliance policies for how virtual machines
should be configured (e.g., must have antivirus installed). Compliance assessment and
security enforcement happen automatically and in lockstep with changes in the virtual
environment. New VMs, for example, will be scanned and quarantined if out of compliance
with policies. The same applies to VMs whose “state” changes such that the security
posture is weakened. The vGW VMware VMsafe-certified security operates from deep
within the virtualization fabric as part of the hypervisor. Consequently, the software
delivers unprecedented levels of security, far beyond what is possible with traditional
physical network security products.
Security and compliance concerns are top of mind in virtualization and cloud
deployments. Juniper’s experience and innovative research in virtualization security has
resulted in a powerful software suite capable of monitoring and protecting virtualized
environments without negatively impacting performance. A hypervisor-based, VMsafe-
certified, virtualization security approach, in combination with “X-ray” level knowledge of
each virtual machine through VMI, gives the vGW a unique vantage point in the virtualized
fabric. Here, virtualization security can be applied efficiently and with context about the
virtual environment and its state at any given moment.
Product Overview
The vGW Virtual Gateway combines
best-in-class virtual firewall to meet
the unique security challenges of virtual
data centers and clouds. IT teams can
now secure their virtual environment
by enforcing a rule-based firewall
for each VM. Because the vGW has
been purpose-built with virtualization
features in mind, it synchronizes
automatically with VMware vCenter,
secures VMotion, and uses VMsafe to
provide breakthrough levels of security
and performance.
The vGW delivers superior protection,
throughput, scalability, automated
deployment and operations, and value
for virtualized environments. Enterprises
can now achieve the full ROI of
virtualization by maximizing the number
of secure VMs on each physical host
and virtualizing mission-critical systems.
And for the first time, they can maintain
equal security and regulatory compliance
across physical and virtual networks.
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