Catbird 6.0 Provides OpenStack Cloud Security Policy Automation
July 22, 2014
Grazed from TheVarGuy. Author: Christopher Tozzi.
Enterprise adoption of OpenStack is taking off, and value-added security solutions for the open source cloud computing operating system are close behind. This week, Catbird announced version 6.0 of its cloud security platform, which it describes as the channel’s first "security policy automation for private and hybrid cloud environments."
The chief advantage of policy-based security for OpenStack and other cloud environments, according to Catbird, is its ability to work in real time. That means administrators can implement security policies across the lifecycle of virtual machines within the cloud. Catbird hopes that type of security will attract enterprises that run OpenStack clouds and require compliance with major standards, such as such as PCI DSS and HIPAA, COBIT and FISMA Rev4…
The company is also emphasizing its cross-platform, vendor-neutral approach to cloud security ahead of the Catbird 6.0 release. While the platform currently supports only VMware ESX, Catbird promises that "support for Microsoft Hyper-V and leading SDN frameworks including VMware NSX and OpenStack advanced networks services through Neutron, on- and off-premise," are forthcoming…
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