Symantec : Industry-Leading Encrypted Traffic Management Solution Now Available as a Virtual Appliance

Symantec's Industry-Leading Encrypted Traffic Management Solution Now Available as a Virtual Appliance

Symantec introduces its first on-premises virtual appliance for dedicated SSL/TLS inspection

Ex: MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - January 17, 2019 - Symantec Corp., the global leader in cyber security, today announced access to greater flexibility with its on-premises virtual appliance for enterprises in need of SSL/TLS inspection.

The need for strong security and privacy protection have driven the widespread adoption of network encryption technologies such as SSL / TLS. As encrypted traffic levels continue to grow and encryption technologies advance with the adoption of TLS 1.3, companies face greater challenges in inspecting traffic for hidden threats such as malware or data exfiltration. The Symantec SSL Visibility appliance (SSLV) has long provided customers with a purpose-built hardware solution developed to enable inspection by a wide variety of security tools. Now, customers who prefer to deploy Virtual Appliances (VAs) can add SSLV to their existing on premises or private cloud infrastructure and gain the same benefits enjoyed by traditional hardware users.

Symantec SSLV is now available as a VA for customers who want encrypted traffic management for their existing on premises and private cloud infrastructure. The VA subscription provides customers with cost flexibility, allowing a move from an upfront CapEx pricing model to a subscription-based OpEx-focused model. Customers may also find savings in consolidating existing, owned network infrastructure. What's more, security solutions providers can now integrate encrypted traffic management capabilities into their solution. A cloud-based solution built on virtual security appliances affords providers the scale to meet customer requirements and deliver safe and secure SSL inspection to end users.

What's New in SSL Visibility v5.0

As with the SSL Visibility physical appliance, the SSL Visibility Virtual Appalince (SV-VA) provides three main functions:

• Enables other security appliances to see a non-encrypted version of the SSL traffic that is crossing the network. This is called SSL inspection, as the security appliance is able to inspect the decrypted traffic for possible threats; something it cannot do when it sees encrypted traffic.
• Offload SSL decryption from a virtual or physical ProxySG or ASG appliance.
• Act as a policy control point enabling explicit control over what SSL traffic is and is not allowed across the network. The SSL Visibility appliance can enforce SSL-specific policies and control users' ability to use SSL.

The SV-VA is able to decrypt SSL traffic for security devices that are virtual machines on the same ESXi server, virtual machines located on other ESXi servers, or physical appliances. When the security appliance is not on the same ESXi server, extra configuration is required; users will need to logicaly connect virtual switches to physical NIC interfaces on the ESXi server.

Availability

Symantec SSL Visibility Virtual Appliance running v5.0 software is now available globally. Please refer to the Release Notes and the SV-VA Initial Configuration Guide to review the SSLV 5.0 feature support. Consult your sales account representative for additional installation and migration requirements.

Resources

• SSL Visibility Appliance Product Page
• SSL Visibility Family Technical Support Page
• Encrypted Traffic Management Connect User Community Page

About Symantec

Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC), the world's leading cyber security company, helps organizations, governments, and people secure their most important data wherever it lives. Organizations across the world look to Symantec for strategic, integrated solutions to defend against sophisticated attacks across endpoints, cloud and infrastructure. Likewise, a global community of more than 50 million people and families rely on Symantec's Norton and LifeLock product suites to protect their digital lives at home and across their devices. For additional information, please visit www.symantec.com or connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.