IBM Cloud Secure Virtualization vs. Airlock Digital

Enhance the security of your workloads, simplify compliance with regulations, and uphold data sovereignty through IBM Cloud Secure Virtualization. A dependable cloud infrastructure must tackle essential issues surrounding corporate governance, security, and compliance. Businesses are eager to create an environment where management, workload efficiency, and data accessibility are confined to designated geographic areas, all while ensuring thorough auditing capabilities are in place. During the initial configuration, it is crucial to identify the firmware settings that are permissible alongside the approved hypervisor settings. It is also important to meticulously document each physical host along with its corresponding location, producing a snapshot or fingerprint of the launch configuration for every trusted host. This collection of information is organized into an allowlist. When the BIOS and hypervisor measurements of a host correspond with those documented in the allowlist, the boot environment is validated. As a result, the host is launched in a secure and trusted state, preserving the integrity of the cloud environment throughout its lifecycle. By adhering to these established procedures, organizations can confidently oversee their cloud resources while satisfying rigorous security requirements, ultimately fostering a more resilient and compliant operational framework.

Airlock Digital provides application control and allowlisting, used by organizations worldwide to protect against ransomware, malware and other cyber threats. Our deny by default solution enables customers to run only the applications and files they trust, with all others blocked from executing. This approach minimizes attack surfaces and helps organizations align their cybersecurity strategies with government frameworks and standards. By securing endpoints running legacy and new versions of Windows, macOS and Linux, we extend protection across IT and operational technology environments. Airlock Digital delivers endpoint protection to financial services, government, healthcare, manufacturing and other industry organizations of all sizes.