[September 14, 2011] Dome9 Launches Cloud Server Security Management Service for Automated and Elastic Security Tweet Sep 15, 2011 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Dome9 Security, a provider of cloud security management for public and private clouds, as well as for dedicated and virtual private servers (VPS), announced the general availability of its new multi-platform security management service that automates cloud server security for both enterprises and cloud hosting providers at TechCrunch Disrupt 2011. Previously available under beta, Dome9 said its new commercially available service introduces two new service plans and many new capabilities to deliver simple and scalable security management for private and public clouds across all server operating systems and service providers. Dome9 automates and centralizes cloud server security across hosting and cloud providers leveraging the security built into every cloud server operating system or virtualization technology with dynamic policy controls to automate security. Dome9 is unveiling its SaaS offering and publicly demonstrating it for the first time this week at TechCrunch Disrupt 2011 in San Francisco at its exhibit in the Israeli Pavilion. "Whether virtualizing their data centers or moving to private and public cloud computing architectures, enterprises should look to automate and reduce the complexity of their security infrastructure, either from solutions they deploy or require to be provided by their cloud services providers," said Neil MacDonald, VP and Gartner Fellow. "Security solutions need to be elastic and scalable, just like the cloud, and able to deploy consistent policies across physical and virtualized servers, as well across on-premises based workloads and the public cloud." "Security in the cloud must be as elastic as the infrastructure it protects," said Zohar Alon, Dome9 co-founder and CEO. "Without efficient and effective management, security controls are often misapplied, leading to vulnerable infrastructure. Dome9 is providing the first-ever multi-cloud security management platform that centralizes and automates cloud server security on a higher plane than the infrastructure." Secure Access Leases provide time-based secure access to cloud servers that automates security policy to make servers virtually invisible to hackers. With Secure Access Leasing, all administrative access on a cloud server is closed by default, and opened only when, for whom, and for as long as it is needed. Dome9's Secure Access Lease technology automatically enables and disables cloud server access for a specific user and time period. This automation eliminates the manual overhead of managing access, and closes the security gap that results from administrators forgetting to log back in and disable access. Because Dome9 is multi-platform, it centralizes security management across multiple cloud service providers (such as AWS EC2, RackSpace, Terremark and GoGrid) enabling customers to apply a consistent security architecture to multiple clouds. In addition, Dome9's security policy is portable, so as cloud servers are migrated or replicated within or across service providers, security is persistent. Available immediately, Dome9 is a monthly subscription service. A free, 14-day full-featured trial is available. Also available is a free personal use plan, which includes support for one server with one administrator. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]