Dicker Data : How the Carbon Black Workload Edition Simplifies Workload Protection in Modern IT Environments

Today's modern IT environments are more dynamic than ever, with users connecting to remote desktops on mobile devices, shifting workloads to the cloud, and adopting Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies. As a result, IT departments are challenged to keep pace with user demands while maintaining visibility and control. This industry brief explains how the new Carbon Black Workload Edition optimizes workload protection in these modern IT environments by streamlining and simplifying workflows for IT pros. Read on to learn more...

What is the Carbon Black Workload Edition?

The Carbon Black Workload Edition is an edition of Carbon Black's award-winning security platform designed to provide visibility and protection for critical business applications. It is ideal for safeguarding workloads like web/application servers, databases, and multi-tier applications, as well as workloads in a cloud or hybrid environment. The Carbon Black Workload Edition is a workload protection solution that scans, applies security policies, and detects and responds to threats across the entire lifecycle of workflows - from initial VM boot-up to application or database runtime, and then back to VM shutdown. With a unified agent-based architecture, the Carbon Black Workload Edition simplifies protection for virtual machines and containers, as well as physical machines. The Carbon Black Workload Edition also provides deep visibility and control across hybrid environments with integrations to cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud.

Why is Workload Protection Important?

Modern IT environments are more dynamic than ever, with users connecting to remote desktops on mobile devices, shifting workloads to the cloud, and adopting Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies. As a result, IT departments are challenged to keep pace with user demands while maintaining visibility and control. Workload protection addresses these challenges by creating a more secure and trusted environment within the enterprise. Workload protection is important because it allows organizations to safeguard critical business applications and data better. To fulfil compliance mandates and ensure availability, security administrators need visibility into and control over the tools and services being used. Workload protection also limits the risk associated with the use of third-party applications and services. It's critical for organizations to understand both their own environments and their dependencies to reduce risk and protect their data.

Simplified Identification of At-Risk Activities

The Carbon Black Workload Edition simplifies the identification of at-risk activities with a comprehensive view of the entire lifecycle of a workload. This includes the VM boot-up phase when attackers are most likely to breach a system. With the Carbon Black Workload Edition, organizations can see the status of all components, including the hypervisor and the host operating system. With visibility into these components, admins can quickly identify at-risk activities, such as suspicious network traffic. Real-time monitoring and alerting also enable IT admins to see which applications are in use, what users are doing, and how much bandwidth is being consumed. With this insight, admins can quickly identify and respond to high-risk activities - such as data exfiltration or a denial-of-service attack.

Streamlined Workflow with Real-time Monitoring and Alerting

Real-time monitoring and alerting capabilities enable IT admins to quickly identify and respond to high-risk activities - such as data exfiltration or a denial-of-service attack. With the Carbon Black Workload Edition, admins can set up automated rules to identify and respond to threats. These rules can be based on a variety of factors, including users, apps, and network traffic. For example, admins can set up rules to either quarantine or block apps based on user identity. With the Carbon Black Workload Edition, admins can also set up real-time visualization of the virtual environment. This enables admins to see the status of all components in real-time. This includes the hypervisor and the host operating system. With this visibility, admins can quickly identify at-risk activities, such as suspicious network traffic.

How does the Carbon Black Workload Edition Simplify Protection Workflows?

The Carbon Black Workload Edition makes protection workflows easier and less burdensome for IT admins by simplifying the management of VM-based security tools and enabling centralized visibility and control across hybrid environments. With the Carbon Black Workload Edition, admins can centralize security tools and services used to manage VMs and containers. This includes solutions for authentication, network traffic analysis, and endpoint protection. The CARBON BLACK WORKLOAD EDITION also provides a single pane of glass to manage protection across hybrid environments. It integrates with leading cloud providers, including AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud, to provide a unified view of workloads. This lets admins see and manage workloads across on-site and cloud environments in a single interface.

Wrapping up

The Carbon Black Workload Edition simplifies workload protection in modern IT environments by streamlining and simplifying workflows for IT pros. The CARBON BLACK WORKLOAD EDITION is a workload protection solution that scans, applies security policies, and detects and responds to threats across the entire lifecycle of workflows - from initial VM boot-up to application or database runtime, and then back to VM shutdown. With a unified agent-based architecture, the CARBON BLACK WORKLOAD EDITION simplifies protection for virtual machines and containers, as well as physical machines. The CARBON BLACK WORKLOAD EDITION also provides deep visibility and control across hybrid environments with integrations to cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud.

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