Broadcom AVGO has expanded the security capabilities of VMware Cloud Foundation (“VCF”) with new enhancements to VMware vDefend and VMware Avi Load Balancer. The upgrades are designed to strengthen multi-layer cyber defense for private clouds while improving infrastructure efficiency and simplifying security operations through AI-powered automation. The enhancements arrive as enterprises increasingly deploy AI, Kubernetes and traditional virtualized workloads within a common private-cloud environment. It is also likely to boost VCF’s competitive prowess against solutions offered by Nutanix NTNX and International Business Machines IBM.
The latest vDefend release strengthens lateral, or east-west, security through a simplified vDefend 1-2-3 deployment framework for Advanced Threat Prevention (“ATP”). The workflow combines ATP with Distributed Firewall (“DFW”) capabilities and workload-level visibility to identify security posture, recommend rules and guide deployment….
