VeloCloud's SD-WAN security program adds more partners

VeloCloud added a batch of new security companies to its SD-WAN Security Technology Partner Program. The vendor introduced the SD-WAN security program earlier this year.

Forcepoint, Palo Alto Networks, Symantec and VMware are the newest members of the SD-WAN security program, joining current partners, including Check Point Software Technologies, IBM Security, Fortinet and Zscaler.

The VeloCloud SD-WAN security program addresses network, cloud and management security, according to Mike Wood, vice president of marketing. The integration with Palo Alto Networks will focus on-premises network security; Symantec and Forcepoint will concentrate on cloud security integration; and the VMware NSX integration will work with the enterprise data center, along with hybrid and public data centers, Wood said. Additionally, IBM and VeloCloud announced further integration with IBM's QRadar, focusing on management security.

For cloud security integration, Wood said VeloCloud uses its gateways for the cloud interface. For on-premises components, virtual network functions (VNFs) are an option.

"With Palo Alto, Fortinet and Check Point on premises in the branch office, basic capabilities include interoperability with the appliances each of those vendors offer," Wood said. But these security features can also run as VNFs with VeloCloud's Edge, the vendor's virtual customer premises equipment.

"I think that's incredibly interesting because it's all packaged in a single device that can be activated."

SD-WAN security has been an important factor for enterprises considering whether to deploy the technology. Oftentimes, security operations teams have already standardized on security vendors to obtain certain security requirements. By integrating its SD-WAN service with a variety of security companies, VeloCloud is trying to make the network interoperate more easily with various security components.

"That's what has driven us to select these vendors as the premier partners we're working with," Wood said. "The NetOps [network operations] team can come back and say, 'We've got high confidence that when we roll this out, it's all going to work together.'"