Broadcom Boosts VMware Security for AI-Era Threats

Broadcom Inc. is updating VMware security to help private clouds defend against AI-assisted attacks. These changes also aim to reduce complexity and infrastructure costs. The updates affect VMware vDefend and VMware Avi Load Balancer. They include a guided process for advanced threat prevention and on-premises malware analysis. There's also support for air-gapped environments and API protection. Broadcom is adding AI assistants to both products and automating migrations from legacy firewalls. What's interesting is a new vDefend workflow, designed to deploy intrusion detection and prevention in a three-stage process. Broadcom states this can cut deployment times from months to weeks. The company is also bringing malware sandboxing on-premises. This allows analysis of files without sending them to a public cloud. Air-gapped support is also being added for organizations with strict privacy needs. Avi Load Balancer now includes native API protection for virtual machines and AI workloads. This combines a web application firewall with API protection to reduce the need for separate security products. The bottom line: These security enhancements are crucial as AI-powered cyberattacks continue to evolve.