VMworld 2017: Tackling the Security Gap Between Apps and Data

VMware's Tom Corn, senior VP for security products, details his team’s efforts to tap into the virtualized infrastructure layer to provide a foundational approach to security in the hybrid cloud-virtual environments common today.

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<p>Tom Corn, Senior VP, Security Products, VMware</p>

<p>VMware security initiatives target what Corn calls the architectural gap between apps and data.</p>

<p>AppDefense, unveiled at VMworld 2017, applies the concept of microsegmentation to apps and leverages virtualization to create security perimeters within the compute stack.</p>

<p>“The real promise is about flipping the security model from 'chasing bad' to starting with 'ensuring good.'”</p>