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…