Hey guys, this may be a dummy question,
but I'm not really able to figure out what the 'App' stands for in 'vShield App' ???
Isn't it only the new 'Zones' productname,
which is able to configurate some firewall and compliance rules, to audit and monitor them and to easily stretch out any rules above an virtualized infrastructure ?
pls excuse my worse english 😃
with kind regards, slowfinger
Hi and welcome to the community. Hope the below is useful.
VMware vShield App: Application protection against network-based threats
VMware vShield Edge: Network security for the perimeter
VMware vShield Endpoint: Offloaded and streamlined anti-virus
VMware vShield Zones: Basic protection from network-based threats
VMware vShield Manager: Complete security management
hi idle-jam, thank you for your answer,
can you please create a scenario what kind of applications you think of and what kind of threats may attack those applications?
please do visit the product page as it would explain in further detail .. http://www.vmware.com/products/vshield-app/features.html
well, either I'm blind or none of these 5 features has anything to do with 'applications' ??
sorry, I'm not a professional...
Don't where the name comes from but vShield App is similar to vShield zones with the additional benefit of:
of course yes, I read this comparison in one of the vShield Datasheets...
very confusing nomendature 😃
anyway! thank you both for helping, regards.