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vDefend

The platform's security: advanced distributed firewall and threat prevention inside VCF — the defense where the workloads live.

FOCUS · DEFENSE IN THE PLATFORMIPS, malware analysis and ATP on the east-west: the threat seen inside the data center
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01 · What it is

vDefend, made clear.

vDefend extends NSX from segmentation to active defense: distributed IPS/IDS on the traffic between the VMs, a sandbox for the malware, network traffic analysis and threat intelligence — all inside the hypervisor, where the east-west traffic lives. The ransomware moving between the servers meets inspection, not just rules.

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80% of DC traffic never leaves: vDefend inspects it there
IPS distribuito
the signatures on every host: the exploit stopped between the VMs
NTA+sandbox
anomalous behaviors and detonation: the unknown unmasked too
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02 · How to use it well

The things that make the difference.

The internal defense

The critical applicationsERP, databases, backup
Advanced DFW
IPS/IDS
Malware & NTA
policies · signatures · behavior
Security intelligencethe view that correlates
Inside VCF/NSXno appliances, no bottlenecks
The inspection where the perimeter doesn't see

Priority on the jewels

IPS and analysis first on the ERP, domain controllers and backup: the defense where the damage is greatest.

Signature tuning

Profiles per segment and false positives tamed: the security that doesn't break production.

Integrated response

The suspicious VM isolated via policy in seconds: containment as a platform action.

Control evidence

The internal traffic inspected and documented: NIS2 and audits served.

03 · In depth

Distributed firewall and ATP on the internal traffic

vDefend is VCF's security: the Distributed Firewall microsegments at the vNIC level with dynamic groups, the Advanced Threat Prevention adds distributed IDS/IPS, sandboxing (NTA) and network detection; the Security Intelligence discovers the flows and RECOMMENDS the policies (the microsegmentation project accelerated); the malware analysis sees the files in transit; all without appliances in the middle: the inspection lives in the hypervisor.

  • DFW — a stateful firewall per vNIC: the perimeter around every VM
  • Policy recommendation — the observed flows become proposed rules: weeks, not months
  • IDS/IPS distribuito — the signatures on the hypervisor: the east-west inspected everywhere
  • NTA — the traffic anomalies learned: the lateral movement seen
  • Sandboxing — the files detonated: the zero-day analyzed before the damage
  • Zero appliance — no bottlenecks nor single points: it scales with the hosts
04 · Numbers and lifecycle

The numbers that matter.

100%
of the east-west inspectable
0
hairpinning: the traffic not detoured
settimane
the microsegmentation project with the recommendations
MITRE
the detections mapped: the SOC speaks the same language
Ransomware moves laterally: we cut off its path — discovery, policies and ATP, orchestrated by us.
05 · Use cases

Where it really pays off.

DC anti-ransomware

The lateral movement not just blocked: seen and analyzed.

Regulated environments

The internal inspection with the proof.

Backup defense

The backup network under special watch.

The perimeter looks outward; ransomware works inside: vDefend guards the inside.