Tufin Technologies, represented locally by Blue Turtle Technologies, has announced the launch of the Tufin Open Platform (TOP) alliance. TOP is both an industry-wide alliance of leading security and networking vendors and an open, multi-vendor Security Lifecycle Management platform purpose-built to enable streamlined, policy-driven network and security management. Already providing deep integration with leading firewall vendors such as Check Point, Juniper, Cisco and Fortinet, Tufin has launched TOP with new partners F5 and Blue Coat to extend its policy management and auditing to application security and delivery network systems and devices to enable joint customers to better manage day-to-day operations of today’s complex, intertwined, dynamic networks.
“With TOP, Tufin has demonstrated it understands how its policy and change management automation fits into the security management picture,” says Martyn Healy, Technology Director, Blue Turtle Technologies. “A strong eco-system of best-of-breed partners provides a host of practical, measurable benefits, such as faster deployment and increased service levels, that deliver real value to security system operations and administration.” According to Mark Vondemkamp, Director of Product Marketing, Security and Acceleration Products, F5 Networks, the company’s customers rely on its ability to solve their most pressing application delivery and security problems. “The one thing that’s constant in their business is change – new people, new applications, or events that require network, application and security operations teams to respond. F5 welcomes Tufin into our Technology Alliance Program and looks forward to a strong and fruitful partnership with Tufin.
Tufin’s strong automation and policy-driven approach to managing IT and security operations will enable our joint customers to fully leverage the flexibility, agility, and reliability they have come to expect from F5.” Anthony James, vice president of Products, Fortinet, says “Because Fortinet excels in securing high performance, high throughput and highly dynamic network environments, we understand what a daunting task managing complex network environments can be – even for the savviest administrators. The integration of Fortinet’s FortiManager appliance and Tufin’s automated policy management capabilities presents a powerful combination for helping customers of FortiGate multi-threat security appliances manage their complex multi-vendor environments. This will give customers a competitive edge to maintain a strong defence against a constantly changing threat landscape and confidently manage their security operations.” Eliminating the complexity and potential errors stemming from managing multiple administration interfaces, TOP is designed to deliver centralised policy change analysis and tracking, configuration change and compliance monitoring, performance optimization and auditing across a wide variety of security and networking devices.
Tufin has released the TOP Software Development Kit (SDK) that enables technology partners to easily integrate a wide range of network devices with its SecureTrack and SecureChange Workflow solutions. The TOP SDK provides all of the information needed to develop plug-ins quickly and easily. All plug-ins that are part of the Tufin environment are non-intrusive for the security device and automatically implement the configuration retrieval logic for TOP partner devices. The TOP Alliance Program provides technology partners and third party professionals with the Tufin SDK, plug-in development, participation in TOP forums, events and roadmap development. F5 and Blue Coat plug-ins are available immediately from Tufin at http://www.tufin.com/TOP. “No single solution, no matter how wonderful, innovative, and disruptive it is, exists in a vacuum,” says Ruvi Kitov, CEO, Tufin Technologies. “TOP is a major milestone for Tufin because it heralds our expansion from a product to a platform. As a best-of-breed solutions provider, we understand what a winning proposition a healthy eco-system can be for participants. Launching with such well respected, like-minded partners that share our commitment to provide secure, reliable, policy-driven security and network solutions is a privilege, and we look forward to deepening our existing relationships and expanding to the eco-system.”
About Blue Turtle Technologies, Blue Turtle Technologies provides and supports best-in-class software solutions that optimise, enhance and leverage existing IT investment and assist in the cost-effective delivery of new technology. The company offers an extensive product range, sourced through its strategic partnerships with leading local and international software providers, augmented by best-practice implementation services. www.blueturtle.co.za
About Tufin Technologies Tufin Technologies is the leading provider of Security Lifecycle Management solutions that enable large organizations to enhance security, ensure business continuity and increase operational efficiency. Tufin's products SecureTrack™ and SecureChange™ Workflow help security operations teams to manage change, minimize risks and dramatically reduce manual, repetitive tasks through automation. With a combination of accuracy and simplicity, Tufin empowers security officers to perform reliable audits and demonstrate compliance with corporate and government standards. Founded in 2005 by leading firewall and business systems experts, Tufin now serves 300 customers around the world, including leading financial institutions, telecom service providers, transportation, energy and pharmaceutical companies. For more information visit www.tufin.com or follow Tufin on Twitter at TufinTech http://twitter.com/TufinTech.
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