The Linux Foundation recently launched the Open Security Controller Project, which includes Huawei, Intel, McAfee, Nuage Networks from Nokia, and Palo Alto Networks, as the founding members.
The project is an open source project focused on centralizing security services orchestration for multi-cloud environment. The open source platform automates the deployment of virtualized network security functions, like next-generation firewall, intrusion prevention systems and application data controllers to protect east-west traffic inside the data center.
As software defined infrastructures mature and organizations realize the benefits of efficiency and agility, there is increasing awareness of the limitations of physical security systems. Such systems inspect traffic at the perimeter, with limited visibility into virtualized workloads. The complexity of private and hybrid clouds, and growing network traffic, require more fully-featured security solutions to evolve. Enterprises are faced with the challenge of providing consistent security across multiple data center and SDN/cloud technologies.
Open Security Controller Project orchestrates the deployment of virtual network security policies, applies the correct policy to the appropriate workload, and it brokers services among cloud management platforms—resulting in seamless integration of multi-vendor virtual security controls. Because the project is open, organizations may choose the security and SDN vendors that best meet their needs.
Open Security Controller Project technology is licensed under Apache 2.
Arpit Joshipura, GM, Networking and Orchestration, The Linux Foundation
Software-defined networks are becoming a standard for businesses, and open source networking projects are a key element in helping the transition, and pushing for a more automated network. Equally important to automation in the open source community is ensuring security. The Open Security Controller Project touches both of these areas.
Hussein Khazaal, VP of Marketing & Partnership, Nuage Networkss
The Nuage Networks Virtualized Service Platform (VSP) is an SDN solution that helps enterprise customers transform their IT operation to be more agile, secure and responsive to ever-changing business requirements.
