Micro-Segmentation

Question 1

What is the purpose of NSX micro-segmentation?

Answer 1

NSX micro-segmentation establishes a security perimeter around each VM or container workload with dynamically defined policies.

Question 2

What does micro-segmentation allow security administrators to do?

Answer 2

Micro-segmentation allows security administrators to build security controls for each individual workload based on its application requirements.

Question 3

What are the benefits of micro-segmentation?

Answer 3

The benefits of micro-segmentation include logically dividing the data center into distinct security segments at the individual virtual machine and container level, limiting lateral movement in the data center, minimizing risks and the effect of security breaches, and utilizing the existing networking infrastructure.