Verizon Business launches new cloud-based security

Verizon Business has become the latest organisation to nail its colours to the cloud computing mast, with new cloud-based network management, reporting and monitoring tools.

The IP network provider announced Asset Assurance, a new suite of fault management and monitoring tools and reporting capabilities available to Verizon Private IP customers as a service.

Based on CA's Spectrum Infrastructure Manager, Asset Assurance is a SaaS-based solution combining device monitoring, alarming, fault isolation, root-cause analysis, service-level reporting and IT service management.

An Internet Security Assessment service will provide analysis of potentially harmful traffic, including Virtual Discovery & Classification and External Risk Assessment, supported by professional services.

And new managed security capabilities for Verizon Secure Gateway-Firewall are designed to prevent customers from harmful traffic as they transfer voice and data from public to private networks.

Verizon Business is marketing these solutions at companies of all sizes, saying its flexible billing model will appeal to all.

"IP networks have fast become the heart of most business operations worldwide, which means that companies, more than ever before, are relying on network security and the performance of their business applications to fuel success," said Blair Crump, president of worldwide sales for Verizon Business.

"As a result, we've deepened our global Private IP capabilities to even further boost customer confidence that business communications within and beyond their corporate walls will perform seamlessly and securely."