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07 Aug 2026, 15:47
Broadcom Expands VMware Security Tools With AI-Powered vDefend and Avi Updates
Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) announced new security and performance upgrades for VMware vDefend and VMware Avi Load Balancer, strengthening its private-cloud offering as enterprises face increasingly sophisticated AI-driven cyber threats.
The updates are designed for VMware Cloud Foundation environments and focus on multi-layer cybersecurity, API protection, infrastructure efficiency and AI-assisted operations.
Among the major additions, Broadcom introduced a simplified three-step deployment framework for vDefend Advanced Threat Prevention, which the company says can reduce deployment times from months to weeks. vDefend also adds fully on-premises malware sandboxing and support for air-gapped environments, allowing organizations with sensitive workloads to operate without cloud connectivity.
## Broadcom Adds API Protection and AI Automation
Avi Load Balancer is gaining native API protection across virtual machines, Kubernetes services and AI workloads. Its combined Web Application Firewall and API Protection capabilities are intended to reduce reliance on multiple separate security products.
Broadcom is also integrating an AI Assistant into both vDefend Distributed Firewall and Avi Load Balancer to automate troubleshooting and remediation. An enhanced migration tool will help enterprises move from legacy agent-based firewalls to VMware's distributed firewall architecture.
Performance is another focus. Broadcom said vDefend Distributed Firewall throughput can reach 75 Gbps on servers equipped with 100G network interfaces, while intrusion detection and prevention performance can reach 17 Gbps per server. Avi Load Balancer scale-out throughput has been increased to as much as 12.25 Tbps per controller instance.
The company also introduced a leaner two-node vDefend deployment that can reduce physical hardware requirements by as much as 33%.
The enhancements are being delivered through vDefend SSP 5.2, vDefend 9.1.1, Avi Load Balancer 32.1.4 and vACT 3.0 and are compatible with VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1.
Broadcom is positioning the upgrades as part of its effort to make VMware private-cloud infrastructure more secure and efficient as enterprises deploy increasingly complex AI applications and face a growing range of AI-assisted cyber threats.
Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) announced new security and performance upgrades for VMware vDefend and VMware Avi Load Balancer, strengthening its private-cloud offering as enterprises face increasingly sophisticated AI-driven cyber threats.
The updates are designed for VMware Cloud Foundation environments and focus on multi-layer cybersecurity, API protection, infrastructure efficiency and AI-assisted operations.
Among the major additions, Broadcom introduced a simplified three-step deployment framework for vDefend Advanced Threat Prevention, which the company says can reduce deployment times from months to weeks. vDefend also adds fully on-premises malware sandboxing and support for air-gapped environments, allowing organizations with sensitive workloads to operate without cloud connectivity.
## Broadcom Adds API Protection and AI Automation
Avi Load Balancer is gaining native API protection across virtual machines, Kubernetes services and AI workloads. Its combined Web Application Firewall and API Protection capabilities are intended to reduce reliance on multiple separate security products.
Broadcom is also integrating an AI Assistant into both vDefend Distributed Firewall and Avi Load Balancer to automate troubleshooting and remediation. An enhanced migration tool will help enterprises move from legacy agent-based firewalls to VMware's distributed firewall architecture.
Performance is another focus. Broadcom said vDefend Distributed Firewall throughput can reach 75 Gbps on servers equipped with 100G network interfaces, while intrusion detection and prevention performance can reach 17 Gbps per server. Avi Load Balancer scale-out throughput has been increased to as much as 12.25 Tbps per controller instance.
The company also introduced a leaner two-node vDefend deployment that can reduce physical hardware requirements by as much as 33%.
The enhancements are being delivered through vDefend SSP 5.2, vDefend 9.1.1, Avi Load Balancer 32.1.4 and vACT 3.0 and are compatible with VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1.
Broadcom is positioning the upgrades as part of its effort to make VMware private-cloud infrastructure more secure and efficient as enterprises deploy increasingly complex AI applications and face a growing range of AI-assisted cyber threats.
