DigitalStakeout offers a solution which extends traditional security best-practices into VMware ESX.

VM-Lockdown is a full suite of security services which can cover both virtual and physical networks. IPS/IDS, Vulnerability Management, Windows Policy Compliance and Network Access Control.

Hypervisor Shield
- Watch and control the Privileged Network
- Implement and enforce hypervisor best practices

Guest VM Shield
- Control & Manage new VM OS guests
- Watch and control VM OS guest to guest traffic
- Implement and enforce Guest OS Data protection policy

VMpolicy Shield
- Validating and alerting on common controls
- Validate Guest OS configuration for AV, Access control, policy compliance and approved software (patch level and hot fixes).
- Validate Hypervisor Configuration
- Access control and policy compliance

Check out VM-Lockdown at www.digitalstakeout.com.