Zentera Systems, Inc.'s CoIP Security Enclave

On the heels of being crowned "Cool Vendor in Cloud Security" byGartner,Zentera Systems, Inc., announced an upgrade to its flagshipCoIP Security Enclave solution. The solution enables enterprises tospecify their micro-segmentation policies, which the Enclave softwareautomatically converts into application-aware segmentation rules thatprotect application workloads in unified virtual overlay networkscalled "enclaves". Those workloads can be running anywhere,including on-premises and across any cloud, hybrid and multicloudenvironments.

This new release extends the flagship application with CoIPSmart Discovery capability, which self-scrutinizes workload behaviorto uncover existing application compute flows and behavior. Based onthis intel, enterprise IT security teams then can completemicro-segmentation definitions and find any potential gaps in theirsegmentation implementation quickly. Such intelligent automation saves teamsconsiderable time and effort, especially in a hybrid environment wherenumerous applications and workloads are combined.

The Smart Discoveryfunctionality is fully integrated with CoIP Application Interlock,an existing security capability that allows companies to specify whichauthorized applications in a specific CoIP enclave are allowed to accessthe enclave's network. All other applications are locked out, greatlyenhancing enclave security. With CoIP Secure Enclave, says Zentera,a hybrid or cloud environment is no different from on-premises, andenterprises maintain complete control over connectivity and security toimplement one unified security policy across all environments.