AppDefense exposes an API that enables container security partners to integrate into the platform. AppDefense can get a workload context from container orchestration systems, and can also configure policies that are enforced by container security vendors.
Aqua Security is one of the third-party tools that can integrate with the AppDefense container ecosystem; it enables runtime assurance for containers when the containers execute by investigating and enforcing behaviors. AppDefense along with Aqua Security will help container runtime profiles so that VMware can manage/maintain security scopes across the data center, and Aqua will also transfer compelling alerts to the AppDefense, console for management and resolution. Containers come with an automation engine and defined techniques for the desired state by integrating into container security solutions that can extend into a mixed cloud model.
AppDefense supports the VMware vCenter inventory for container workloads that are running across all platforms, like virtual servers, bare metal servers, and any cloud environments. AppDefense is available to customers in Europe via support from European-based data centers that support the data localization policy.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (Regulation [EU] 2016/679) is a regulation that builds up and merges data privacy rights for people within the European Union. GDPR also focuses on the export of personal data outside of EU regional boundaries. The GDPR's first objective to have control over personal data, such as the name, address, and national identity numbers of the individual, which is a basic right, and also makes it simple to understand the regulatory environment for global business by coordinating data protection prescriptions within all EU countries.
The GDPR extends the scope of current EU data protection laws to non-EU organizations that are processing personal EU data. The coordination of data protection ratification should make it simpler for non-EU organizations to comply with a tight data protection compliance authority, with maximum punishment for non-compliance. VMware will be aligned with the European Union's GDPR.
VMware can tackle the export of personal data from the EU by constructing its compliance framework within the standard contractual clauses. We can guarantee a high level of protection for a customers' personal data, as needed, under current EU laws. VMware's standard contractual has clauses like internal consensus for the global movement of personal data between VMware and its subsidiaries across the globe. VMware's customers depend on VMware's certification underneath the Safe Harbor plan, with reference to VMware's processing of customer personal data. VMware's internal standard contractual clauses can be utilized by any of VMware's customers.
VMware helps customers to align with the GDPR regarding data security, so that customers can exchange ideas with privacy experts and enforce business processes by supporting the intended law.
AppDefense is a cloud-based security tool with many advantages, but it's important to have local data centers for performance and data localization. European customers have to obey regulatory compliance regarding data localization. AppDefense services will only be delivered to customers in Europe from European-based local data centers. AppDefense has launched a critical cloud security service to maximize customers across the globe with regional data centers.
The Indian government also has this policy that they can only take services from cloud service providers that have datacenters in India.
AppDefense collects and leverages end user and business data, from a compliance perspective. It is also used with different global data laws/regulations. AppDefense collects the customer email addresses for authentication, which are then placed into the service and examined for personally identifiable information. AppDefense also fetches hostnames, IP addresses, and process information from customer protected applications. All these critical data are important from compliance perspective. AppDefense supports applications that are hosted in the different kinds of clouds.