HyTrust Wins Major Patents for Automated Cloud Security and Virtual Infrastructure Management
HyTrust®, the leader in policy management and access control for virtualization and cloud infrastructure, today announced that it has been awarded three separate patents by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in the area of virtualization infrastructure security. The new HyTrust patent portfolio features foundational technologies that greatly automate risk mitigation and compliance in virtualized infrastructure, and ease the adoption of multi-tenant clouds. While each technology offers particular benefits, the entire portfolio delivers the highest value when used in combination to help create automated security in virtualized data centers and cloud environments.
“Our primary mandate at HyTrust is to solve real-world problems for private and public sector organizations running massive multi-tenant clouds and more, and we’re gratified that our efforts have been rewarded in this critical field,” said Eric Chiu, president and founder, HyTrust. “As demand for optimal cloud security, control, management and compliance continues to rise, these patents further demonstrate that our solutions portfolio offers the best option for automating and securing cloud operations while cutting administrative costs and reducing the potential for errors.”
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