DALLAS and HOUSTON, May 12,
2014 /PRNewswire/ -- With businesses increasingly turning to
the cloud for speed and flexibility, Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO:
4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader1 in cloud security,
today announced an expanded strategic relationship with Microsoft
Corp to provide organizations with additional security for the
Microsoft Cloud. This arrangement will help Microsoft users fulfill
their security obligations for applications such as SharePoint and
platforms including Microsoft Azure and Windows Server 2012. While
Microsoft will continue to provide a secure infrastructure, Trend
Micro will deliver capabilities for securing cloud and hybrid
architectures, offering centralized management and comprehensive
protection for data, applications and operating systems.
"The ability to leverage the scale and agility of the cloud is
critical for organizations of all sizes, but valuable information
must remain secured," said Bill
McGee, senior vice president and general manager, cloud and
data center security, Trend Micro. "To keep productivity and user
satisfaction high, security needs to be reliable and convenient. To
that end, Trend Micro is leading the way in providing comprehensive
security solutions as cloud and virtualization adoption surges.
Working with Microsoft allows us to reach a broad customer base
that can benefit from the advancements we have made in these areas.
This is the beginning of a variety of initiatives where we will
align with Microsoft to ensure use of cloud computing services can
continue to accelerate and be protected to the same level, or
better, than when the services were deployed internally."
At this year's TechEd North America, Trend Micro will showcase
new security features for its Deep Security™, SecureCloud™ and
PortalProtect™ products in support of Microsoft technology,
including:
- Microsoft Azure – Trend Micro Deep Security and SecureCloud can
be used by organizations to provide threat and data protection
security controls for virtual machines deployed within Microsoft
Azure. These security controls include anti-malware, intrusion
detection and prevention, and encryption, combined with
centralized, automated policy management.
- Microsoft SharePoint – As organizations transition from
on-premise to Microsoft Cloud solutions, Trend Micro PortalProtect
delivers data protection across SharePoint workloads in Microsoft
Azure.
- Microsoft Agent Extension – Deep Security can be chosen as a
security extension when configuring a virtual machine within
Microsoft Azure. In addition, Powershell Extensions can be used to
streamline provisioning of Trend Micro Deep Security, SecureCloud
and PortalProtect for Microsoft Azure virtual machines and
SharePoint workloads.
"As we broaden the scope of our cloud and virtual solutions, we
know that security will continue to play a primary role to meet our
customers' needs," said Corey
Sanders, Principal Group Program Manager, Microsoft Azure.
"That's why working with Trend Micro is so important to our overall
approach. The company has consistently demonstrated expertise and
commitment to delivering innovative security solutions to help
customers securely achieve the full potential of the cloud. We look
forward to continuing our work with Trend Micro in the future."
Trend Micro is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with a strong
track record of developing security for Microsoft environments,
including Windows, Exchange, SharePoint and most recently providing
virtualization and cloud security for Hyper-V and Microsoft Azure.
Trend Micro is also a member of MAPP (the Microsoft Active
Protections Program), which provides security vulnerability
information from the Microsoft Security Response Center for product
updates to protect against zero-day vulnerabilities announced in
Microsoft Security Advisories.
About Trend Micro
Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in security software,
strives to make the world safe for exchanging digital information.
Built on 25 years of experience, our solutions for consumers,
businesses and governments provide layered data security to protect
information on mobile devices, endpoints, gateways, servers and the
cloud. Trend Micro enables the smart protection of information,
with innovative security technology that is simple to deploy and
manage, and fits an evolving ecosystem. All of our solutions are
powered by cloud-based global threat intelligence, the Trend Micro™
Smart Protection Network™ infrastructure, and are supported by over
1,200 threat experts around the globe. For more information,
visit TrendMicro.com.
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1 Experton Group - 2013 Cloud Vendor Benchmark
report
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