In recent years, cyberattacks have become more sophisticated and pervasive, easily overcoming traditional security measures such as perimeter firewalls. This shift has highlighted the critical need for advanced security strategies. Micro-segmentation has proven to be a game-changing approach to enable robust protection across increasingly complex customer networks that now span data centers, branch offices, remote campuses and public clouds.
The micro-segmentation platform took a major leap forward with its launch release 3.10 earlier this month. The new release is designed to provide a seamless admin experience GenAI to accelerate time to value for customers. Packed with powerful features, it offers extended agent support for legacy operating systems such as Solaris 10 and various Linux distributions, as well as IP filters for IBM AIX OS.
For Kubernetes and OpenShift users, the release brings exciting updates, including support for Deployment of the OVN networkqualifications RHEL 8 as worker node and compatibility with the latest K8s (1.31) and OpenShift (4.16) version. In addition, Secure Workload reaffirms its infrastructure-agnostic approach by enabling its agent to seamlessly co-exist with the customer’s chosen service mesh and ingress controller in their Kubernetes deployment. This release underscores Secure Workload’s commitment to delivering industry-leading innovation and flexibility to meet evolving customer needs.
Using eBPF: Increase visibility and efficiency of secure workloads
As part of its commitment to scalability and resilience, Secure Workload 3.10 release represents a significant innovation by replacing the traditional “libpcap” method with a state-of-the-art one eBPF technology. This enhancement allows the agent to capture flow, process, package (software BOM), and vulnerability telemetry directly from workloads using eBPF on supported OS kernel versions.
Switching to eBPF not only increases data collection accuracy, but also reduces agent resource consumption by more than 10%. With these enhancements, organizations can achieve complete visibility into their workload while maintaining optimal system performance. This advancement represents a significant step forward in providing robust, efficient and scalable workload security.
From Task-Oriented to Results: Unlocking GenAI with Secure Workload 3.10
Tea Secure Workload 3.10 release takes a bold step forward with integration GenAItransforming the platform from task-oriented to results-driven. By automating mundane administrative tasks, GenAI revolutionizes policy management and compliance workflows. It identifies unused, shadowed, or overly broad policies and recommends corrections or deletions, eliminating reliance on manual processes (goodbye, nested Excel sheets!).
Previously, administrators faced multiple steps to discover new policies or address leakage flows identified during policy analysis. New AI assistant simplify it by detecting policy updates due to changes in application behavior or seasonality and presenting them with supporting evidence. In addition, it recommends precise actions – whether to allow or block the leaked flow – based on concrete evidence.
This innovation not only simplifies compliance and policy management, but also multiplies the productivity of administrators and dramatically improves their experience. Secure Workload 3.10 paves the way for Gen AI to become a powerful ally in modern security operations.
One of the most significant innovations in Secure Workload 3.10 release is Identity connector — a unified solution for the integration of different identity sources, such as Active Directory, Open LDAP, Azure AD, ISE and AnyConnect. This powerful feature enables segmentation based on user identity and provides unparalleled visibility by mapping users to their respective flows. With the Identity Connector, organizations can achieve greater security granularity and streamline identity-driven policies across their environments.
Experience the power Global visualizationintuitive dashboard that seamlessly displays flows, policies, vulnerabilities and more across your enterprise application environment in Secure Workload 3.10 release. Designed to provide a clear and immediate view of your security posture, it provides actionable information that allows you to make informed decisions quickly. In connection with sa magnetic user interfaceGlobal Visualization elevates the user experience to new heights, providing visibility and control that redefines how enterprises manage and secure their application environments.
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