Imperva SecureSphere - Virtual Appliances

Overview:

SecureSphere Virtual Appliances deliver the full SecureSphere web application, database, and file security feature set in a cost effective, simple, and easy to install virtual appliance. IT organizations can now choose between a physical or virtual appliance deployment of SecureSphere to align with their data center virtualization strategy.

With SecureSphere Virtual Appliances, customers can leverage existing hardware for appliance consolidation, maximize the utilization of their servers and network infrastructure and cut power, cooling and support costs. The simplicity and flexibility of SecureSphere Virtual Appliances enable organizations of any size to quickly provision and configure new security services as requirements change.

Within a VMware ESX server environment, SecureSphere Virtual Appliances offer better inspection of inter-VM traffic and support of VMotion for addressing disaster recovery and workload migration requirements.

Key Capabilities:

• Delivers the same best-in-class SecureSphere data security capabilities offered by Imperva physical appliances
• Deploy SecureSphere as a virtual appliance on a preferred hardware of choice and benefit from reduced capital and operational costs
• Enhances inspection and protection of web and database servers within a VMware ESX server virtual network environment
• Supports VMware VMotion to ensure reliable disaster recovery and workload migration scenarios
  
  

Features:

Scalable. Reliable. Flexible.

Imperva SecureSphere® appliances provide superior performance and resiliency for demanding network environments. With fail open interfaces, SecureSphere platforms offer fast and cost-effective fail over. Out-of-band management enhances security, while front panel status messages and network interfaces improve manageability. SecureSphere appliances deliver a scalable, reliable and flexible platform to power Imperva's Web and database security solutions.

High Performance Architecture

SecureSphere appliances offer ultra-high performance, allowing organizations to consolidate device management and address future bandwidth requirements. Supporting multi-gigabit throughput, tens of thousands of transactions per second, and sub-millisecond latency, SecureSphere appliances can manage heavy traffic loads without impacting application or network performance.

Fault Tolerant System Design

To maximize system uptime, the SecureSphere X2500, X4500, and X6500 models offer redundant, hot-swappable components including redundant power supplies, hard drives, and fans. In the event of a hardware failure, the redundant component will automatically take over, providing continuous system operations.

Expansion Options for Unique Business Needs

SecureSphere appliances can be extended to provide remote, out-of-band management and monitoring, performance acceleration, and more with expansion modules. Options include:

• Lights-Out-Management (LOM)
• Hardware Security Module (HSM)
• SSL acceleration
• Fibre channel interfaces

SecureSphere Virtual Appliances

SecureSphere Virtual Appliances deliver the complete SecureSphere product line in a software-only form factor. Expanding customers deployment options, SecureSphere Virtual Appliances provide a cost effective and flexible way to deploy SecureSphere's data security solutions and align with an organization's data center virtualization strategy.

Deployment:

SecureSphere high performance hardware and virtual appliances enable drop-in deployment with no changes to applications or networks. With centralized management, role-based security, and advanced analytics and reporting, SecureSphere offers an integrated solution that is easy to deploy and manage.

• Non-inline Network Monitoring: Activity monitoring with zero impact on performance or availability
• Transparent Inline Protection: Drop-in deployment and industry-leading performance for proactive security
• Agent-based Monitoring: Lightweight software agents monitor privileged database activities and network traffic

Specifications:

Documentation:

Download the SecureSphere Appliance Datasheet (PDF).