Virtual Firewalls - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Explore the intricacies of virtual firewalls in this comprehensive conference talk from TROOPERS13. Delve into the advantages, drawbacks, and complexities of virtual firewalls compared to their physical counterparts. Gain insights into cloud provider implementations, configuration management challenges, and performance considerations. Examine VM-based appliances, hardware implications, and emerging paradigms in traditional and modern data centers. Learn about multitenant configurations, VM safe APIs, and alternative solutions. Equip yourself with essential questions to ask when evaluating virtual firewall solutions, and engage in a thought-provoking Q&A session to deepen your understanding of this critical cybersecurity topic.

Introduction
Firewalls
Virtual contexts
Virtual firewalls vs physical firewalls
Cloud providers
Configuration management
The Good
The Bad
VMbased appliances
Virtual firewalls
Performance
Hardware
Traditional data centers
Virtual firewall
New paradigm
Other solutions
Questions to ask
Multitenant configuration
VM appliance
VM safe API
Shortcut
Conclusions
Questions