Juniper VGW VIRTUAL GATEWAY Manuals

DATASHEET 1 Product Description Juniper Networks® 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. vGW Virtual Gateway