VMware vSphere / vCenter Security | Shadow Phantom

Risk Scenarios

An open VM port allowed lateral movement between workloads. Shadow Phantom closed the port and applied hardened network policies.
A misconfigured ESXi firewall exposed VMDK images. Shadow Phantom flagged the rule and enforced secure defaults.

Secured Features

VM open port detection
ESXi firewall rule misconfiguration alerts
VMDK exposure risk monitoring
Host and cluster drift analysis
Hypervisor log-based threat detection
Policy-based automated remediation

Why Shadow Phantom?

Detects 90%+ MITRE ATT&CK techniques in VMware vSphere / vCenter
Reduces 85% alert fatigue with AI triage
Fixes risks in seconds via CLI/API
Cuts exposure from weeks to minutes
Ensures continuous compliance

How It Works

Integration Method: Integrates with VMware vSphere/vCenter APIs to continuously scan VM, firewall and storage configurations with full context.

Operation: Offers real-time alerts, scheduled deep scans and automated remediation via Slack, Jira or SIEM.

Compliance Mapping

ISO 27001 A.12.4.1 (Event Logging)
NIST SP 800-53 AC-6 (Least Privilege)
GDPR Article 32 (Security of Processing)

Deployment Notes

Agentless: Yes
SSO Supported: Yes
Hosting: SaaS
Connectors: Delivered via Shadow Phantom to Slack, Jira or SIEM systems

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