Author: Andrew Hay
CloudPassage releases API to better integrate with third-party systems
The company has updated its Halo platform with a firewall API, providing third-party vendors command and control over the company’s management and provisioning capabilities. Although the company has no aspirations to be an all-encompassing management console, CloudPassage admits that the API will let them better integrate with ESIM, GRC and traditional on-premises firewall change and configuration management vendors – relationships it is actively seeking.
Gordon Eubanks joins Solera’s board of directors
Former Symantec CEO Gordon Eubanks has joined Solera Networks’ board of directors – making his state of semi-retirement from the industry look less and less like an actual retirement.
Dome9 comes out of stealth with firewall management for cloud systems
Tel Aviv-based Dome9 has released a cloud-centric firewall management platform for hosted Microsoft Windows and Linux operating system native firewalls. Targeted at enterprise users and hosting providers, Dome9 aims to make security policy control for cloud, virtual and physical servers, in addition to Amazon’s EC2 Security Groups, easier to agnostically manage across all major operating systems and service providers.