01. Chris Drake, Armor, visits #theCUBE!. (00:18)
02. Why Armor Needs Network Virtualization. (02:03)
03. Security in the Cloud. (03:20)
04. The Relationship of DevOps and Security. (05:04)
05. The VMWare Foundation for Security. (06:43)
06. Managing SLA and Responsibility for Liabilities and Hacks. (08:19)
07. Clearing Up Misperceptions About NSX. (10:50)
08. Transitioning Into Virtualized Networking, NSX. (13:04)
09. Keeping Security Up to Date. (14:22)
10. The White Space: Real Time Reporting. (16:44)
11. Now is the Time for the Security Conversation. (18:09)
Track List created with http://www.vinjavideo.com.
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VMware foundation helps Armor build ‘world’s most secure cloud’ | #VMworld
by Heather Johnson | Oct 13, 2015
Chris Drake, founder and CEO of Armor Defense Inc. (formerly FireHost), aimed to build “the world’s most secure cloud.” When customers repeatedly asked FireHost to secure their own cloud platforms, FireHost launched Armor. Drake liked the name so much, he rebranded his company.
Armor offers virtual private cloud, on- and off-premises private cloud and managed security, with VMware as its foundation. “It all sits on VMware and leverages the NSX stack,” Drake told Stu Miniman and Brian Gracely, cohosts of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, during VMworld 2015.
Driving security
With all the talk around network virtualization, Miniman asked Drake, “What does it do to drive security?”
“When you have a cloud environment, DevOps and systems admins have real-time control over the network interfaces,” said Drake. “So you have to be able to secure at scale and be agile to the business. Software-defined networking makes sense for us because we can manage those security policies in a dynamic environment. We have 1,400 customers and 10,000 virtual machines, and every one is a snowflake. We need to manage them at scale.”
Drake offered sage advice on how to establish a secure infrastructure. “Have a data-focused model,” he said. “What is the data? Focus on the most sensitive data in your enterprise and secure that. When you get things to where you feel comfortable, then you can move across the enterprise.”
He went on to add, “If you’re focused on the entire landscape, you’ll be ineffective and nauseated. This is where people that spend half a billion dollars still lose the battle. Focus on the end points on the data, where the valuable data lives, and you’ll have a successful security operation.”
@theCUBE
#VMworld
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Chris Drake, Armor | VMworld 2015
01. Chris Drake, Armor, visits #theCUBE!. (00:18)
02. Why Armor Needs Network Virtualization. (02:03)
03. Security in the Cloud. (03:20)
04. The Relationship of DevOps and Security. (05:04)
05. The VMWare Foundation for Security. (06:43)
06. Managing SLA and Responsibility for Liabilities and Hacks. (08:19)
07. Clearing Up Misperceptions About NSX. (10:50)
08. Transitioning Into Virtualized Networking, NSX. (13:04)
09. Keeping Security Up to Date. (14:22)
10. The White Space: Real Time Reporting. (16:44)
11. Now is the Time for the Security Conversation. (18:09)
Track List created with http://www.vinjavideo.com.
--- ---
VMware foundation helps Armor build ‘world’s most secure cloud’ | #VMworld
by Heather Johnson | Oct 13, 2015
Chris Drake, founder and CEO of Armor Defense Inc. (formerly FireHost), aimed to build “the world’s most secure cloud.” When customers repeatedly asked FireHost to secure their own cloud platforms, FireHost launched Armor. Drake liked the name so much, he rebranded his company.
Armor offers virtual private cloud, on- and off-premises private cloud and managed security, with VMware as its foundation. “It all sits on VMware and leverages the NSX stack,” Drake told Stu Miniman and Brian Gracely, cohosts of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, during VMworld 2015.
Driving security
With all the talk around network virtualization, Miniman asked Drake, “What does it do to drive security?”
“When you have a cloud environment, DevOps and systems admins have real-time control over the network interfaces,” said Drake. “So you have to be able to secure at scale and be agile to the business. Software-defined networking makes sense for us because we can manage those security policies in a dynamic environment. We have 1,400 customers and 10,000 virtual machines, and every one is a snowflake. We need to manage them at scale.”
Drake offered sage advice on how to establish a secure infrastructure. “Have a data-focused model,” he said. “What is the data? Focus on the most sensitive data in your enterprise and secure that. When you get things to where you feel comfortable, then you can move across the enterprise.”
He went on to add, “If you’re focused on the entire landscape, you’ll be ineffective and nauseated. This is where people that spend half a billion dollars still lose the battle. Focus on the end points on the data, where the valuable data lives, and you’ll have a successful security operation.”
@theCUBE
#VMworld
