Businesses are increasingly moving workloads and services to public clouds like Microsoft Azure to gain scalability, flexibility and cost savings. However, cloud environments also present new security challenges as organizations take on more responsibility. McAfee offers a range of security solutions for Azure designed to provide database protection, intrusion prevention for virtual environments, and advanced threat detection. As a Microsoft Gold Partner, Insight can help customers build comprehensive network security on Azure using McAfee technologies.
1. Heading to the dark cloud?
Businesses are turning to public cloud environments such as
Microsoft®
Azure®
for greater scalability, flexibility and cost savings.
In fact, 52% of organizations have migrated services and workloads to
cloud-based platforms to modernize the end-user experience.
On the other hand, 45% of IT professionals are on the road to switching
to cloud architectures for improved identity and access management.
Guide to Sharpening
Security in the Public Cloud
Common vulnerabilities in publicly accessible software include:
Limited oversight
and control over
malicious activities
Backup and
reliability when
data is lost
Enforcing
security policies
in place
Protecting virtual
networks such as
Azure Virtual
Network (VNet)
Shared responsibility in the cloud
While Azure delivers multilayered, built-in security controls and unique
threat intelligence at the infrastructure level, organizations are ultimately
responsible for the defense of their entire Azure infrastructure.
Customer
Data classification
& accountability
Client & end-point
protection
Identity & access
management
Application
level controls
Network controls
Host infrastructure
Physical security
Responsibility On-Prem IaaS Paas Saas
Microsoft
What now?
Your unique and complex environment requires a security architecture
specifically designed for Azure. McAfee delivers a range of security
platforms for cloud-native threat defense and management.
Need:
Businesses need a cloud-ready solution that provides database protection
and continuous compliance without downtime and costly hardware.
Solution:
McAfee®
Database Security on Azure is an easy-to-deploy software solution that
presents real-time visibility for business-critical databases with features like:
Need:
Existing security solutions are not built to keep up with the ever-changing cloud
workloads and virtualized environments.
Solution:
The McAfee Virtual Network Security Platform (vNSP) offers complete intrusion
detection and prevention designed for the cloud, protecting your workloads
against unknown threats.
Need:
Investigation and threat hunting exhaust our IT teams.
Solution:
McAfee Advanced Threat Defense provides in-depth inspection to detect
zero-day malware — reducing time from threat encounter to containment.
Memory
monitoring
Supports VMware
NSX®
and OpenStack
Threat intelligence
sharing
Vulnerability
assessment
Scalable and
easy to manage
Works with
third-party email
gateways
Customizable
security policy
Multiple
integration options
Efficient alert
management
As a Microsoft Gold Partner with 16 Gold competencies, Insight has a dedicated
team of Azure technical solution advisors and product specialists that will guide
you in building comprehensive network security with McAfee.
Find the path to successful cloud adoption.
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