Aviatrix strengthens its customers’ security posture in partnership with Microsoft

Businesses are strengthening their security posture in the age of artificial intelligence to respond to growing security threats and network changes.

Networking has always been tricky because it relies on access to the Internet. Microsoft Azure, the power of multicloud, is evolving its structure so that businesses must choose their Internet access. Aviatrix Systems Inc. has a ready-to-use security solution for these companies.

“Azure will change the way applications access the Internet,” said Chris McHenry (photo), senior vice president of product marketing at Aviatrix. “Organizations are going to have to make a choice about how they implement Internet access. They call this the default output change. You have several different choices. You can deploy in this gateway. You can deploy a firewall. We believe we have one of the best options available, and I highly recommend that customers who find themselves in this situation where they need to change their Internet access take advantage of this opportunity to think about how you improve your posture. security. »

McHenry spoke with CUBE Research Rob Strechay has Microsoft Ignite 2024during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s live streaming studio. They discussed multi-cloud security and the new Aviatrix platform.

A security posture for AI applications

Aviatrix is ​​a long-standing partner of Microsoft and will continue to offer new integrations with Azure. This includes several security measures to protect AI workflows that were announced at Ignite this week.

“We announced an integration with Microsoft Security Copilot, which is their AI threat hunting product,” McHenry said. “You can now use Copilot to integrate all the information Aviatrix has about your security posture into this workflow. »

The second integration Aviatrix offers is Microsoft’s Secure Service Edge so customers can integrate their traffic onto Azure. Aviatrix also announced Aviatrix Platform-as-a-Service, which will encompass all of the company’s security and networking capabilities, at the same price as a proprietary or native service.

“With Aviatrix PaaS, we are completely transforming the operating model,” explained McHenry. “You can use all the advanced features that Aviatrix brings, the industry-leading cloud firewall capabilities, industry-leading network configuration and observability capabilities, and you can do it with the same operational costs. »

Here’s the full video interview, part of SiliconANGLE and theCUBE Research’s coverage on Microsoft Ignite 2024:

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