Third Brigade (www.thirdbrigade.com), a security software company specializing in host intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDS/IPS), today announced a free host-based firewall that is ideal for securing virtual machines and cloud computing. As the foundation for re-establishing consistent security policy on cloud computing resources, the Third Brigade Deep Security Firewall enables tighter security policy to be applied on systems that have moved from internal (private) to external (public) computing clouds.
"Cloud computing gives laptop-like mobility to servers and bypasses perimeter security defenses," said Bill McGee, vice president of products and services at Third Brigade. "Third Brigade Deep Security enables our customers to take back control over cloud computing resources and maintain consistent security policy for virtual machines, allowing them to travel safely to and from external clouds."
"We have hundreds of VMware virtualized datacenter servers that are protected by Third Brigade," said Mike Gioja, CIO at Workstream. "I am confident that my security policies are consistently applied at all times, regardless of where each virtual machine resides."
Third Brigade is announcing this free software-firewall offer this week at VMworld 2008 in Las Vegas because it is the best place to capture the attention of IT professionals virtualizing enterprises around the world. The complimentary host-based firewall offer includes a free software license for up to 100 servers for a 12-month period, enabling organizations to:
- Extend enterprise resources to the cloud and tighten security policy on virtual machines in external clouds
- Maintain consistent security policy and ensure control of virtual machines regardless of cloud computing vendor
- Proactively prepare for secure migration by deploying location-aware security policy for computing resources, making it possible to move safely from internal to external clouds
- Maintain audit trail and compliance of systems (SAS 70, PCI DSS, HIPAA and more) as they move to the cloud
"CIOs and VMware customers such as Workstream are demanding dynamic, flexible and billable computing resources that can run mission-critical applications," said Wendy Perilli, director, product management for emerging business, VMware. "Third Brigade's free firewall encourages increased security for virtual machines moving in and out of the cloud. Given that security is always a top concern for IT organizations, we see the relationship of VMware vCloud partners and Third Brigade a natural fit."
To download the Third Brigade Deep Security Firewall software for free and for more information, please visit: http://www.thirdbrigade.com/cloudsecurity
About Third Brigade
Third Brigade (www.thirdbrigade.com) best-of-breed host intrusion defense systems protect critical data and applications -- including those on virtual machines -- from attacks that bypass or penetrate network defenses, and target vulnerabilities in operating systems, and enterprise and web applications. With a high performance deep packet inspection engine, Third Brigade Deep Security detects and prevents known and zero-day attacks, and provides a virtual patch for Microsoft(R) Windows(R), Solaris(TM), Linux, and other Unix(R) hosts on physical and virtualized systems.
It helps ensure regulatory compliance with PCI and other standards, and prevents costly business disruptions. Third Brigade also owns and maintains OSSEC, the Open Source Host Intrusion Detection Project. Third Brigade. That's control. |
