Broadcom Extends Scope of VMware vDefend Cybersecurity Platform

Broadcom today updated its VMware vDefend platform to add additional security intelligence capabilities along with a streamlined ability to micro-segment networks using code to programmatically deploy virtual firewalls.

Additionally, Broadcom has made it simpler to deploy and scale out the Security Services Platform (SSP) it uses to provide a data lake for collecting telemetry data for its cybersecurity tools.

Finally, the network detection and response (NDR) capability of VMware vDefend…