New AI-powered ClearPass Device Insight and Expanded Wi-Fi 6 Portfolio Extend Aruba’s Innovations in Security, Connectivity and Analytics
Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company (NYSE: HPE), today announced
two new offerings to help enterprise customers simplify the adoption of
IoT. First, Aruba ClearPass
Device Insight delivers a single pane of glass for device visibility
employing automated device discovery, machine learning (ML) based
fingerprinting and identification. Additionally, Aruba introduced the
Aruba 530
and 550
Series access points, an extension to the industry’s most advanced
family of 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) IoT-ready access points. Together, these
solutions allow enterprises to remove IoT security and connectivity
barriers, while decreasing associated operational costs and complexities.
When addressing their IoT strategies, organizations globally are faced
with new security and connectivity challenges. There are more than 14
million new connected devices being added to the network every day1.
The explosion of these vastly different and unpredictable device types
renders manual device profiling techniques inadequate and makes
automation a key requirement for securing IoT. To add to the complexity,
many IoT devices are often connected to disparate overlay networks that
typically support only one type of connectivity, such as Wi-Fi,
Bluetooth or Zigbee.
IoT Security Starts with Visibility: AI-powered Device Discovery and
Profiling
Aruba’s new ClearPass Device Insight uses machine
learning and crowdsourcing to automate the discovery and
fingerprinting of all connected devices and IoT devices on any wired or
Wi-Fi network – regardless of vendor. Advanced technology from Aruba’s
Data Science Laboratory leverages custom-built deep packet inspection
(DPI) to create behavioral profiles that enable precision
fingerprinting. ClearPass Device Insight’s cloud delivery platform
leverages shared community learnings to identify newly-introduced
devices. Used with Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager and Aruba’s Dynamic
Segmentation security capabilities, IT teams can automate authentication
and policy enforcement down to the device and user level, applying
different access policies or rules based on the role designated for the
device. If any device exhibits abnormal behavior, ClearPass can
automatically quarantine or remove it from the network.
According to Gartner, “line of business, operational technology and
building automation networks that were historically air-gapped are
converging onto the enterprise infrastructure, adding more IoT devices
and more attack opportunities2.” Aruba’s
closed-loop approach eliminates blind spots and provides IT teams with
an automated and intelligent security solution for visibility into this
massive volume and variety of devices to the corporate network, often
without IT oversight. Comprehensive details about each device, including
manufacturer, device location, ports and protocols used, application
destinations and traffic volume are all available on ClearPass’
single-pane-of-glass management platform for complete IoT visibility and
control.
“Being able to easily identify the growing number of wired and wireless
IoT device types on our network, without interfering with sensitive
medical equipment, is critical to our security and compliance goals,”
said Kevin Rothstein, Network Engineer, Sharp Healthcare. “We are
evaluating Aruba’s ClearPass Device Insight to help us discover and
fingerprint all connected devices on a large scale. When integrated with
ClearPass Policy Manager, we will have a powerful closed-loop policy
enforcement solution down to each device.”
IoT Connectivity: Wi-Fi 6 APs as a Platform for IoT
Aruba has also expanded its portfolio of next-generation 802.11ax
IoT-ready access points to address growing wireless performance
requirements as well as accelerate the adoption of IoT solutions. When
organizations consolidate multiple networks onto a single, converged
infrastructure, IT teams can reduce complexity and improve return on
investment when executing their IoT strategy. A converged network
simplifies IoT onboarding through automated endpoint discovery and
provides a common policy framework for mobile devices, users and things.
Like the 510 Series announced in November 2018, the new 530 and 550
Series APs eliminate the need for IoT gateways and the resulting
complicated network management requirements, allowing IT teams to easily
connect a diverse set of IoT devices and sensors that utilize different
protocols. The support of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5 and Zigbee protocols on the
new APs allow organizations to connect with 74% of today’s IoT devices.
“As a leading producer of baked goods for the quick service restaurant
and C-store industry in the U.S. and 20 countries globally, we have a
strong need to simplify connectivity for our growing set of wireless IoT
devices, from inventory sensors to handheld scanners,” said Eric Spille,
Manager of Technical Services for The Bama Companies. “Aruba’s new Wi-Fi
6 access points with integrated Bluetooth 5 and Zigbee will provide us
with a converged platform for IoT which could greatly reduce the
complexity and cost of managing multiple networks and infrastructure
appliances.”
An added benefit of the 530 and 550 Series AP is that Wi-Fi 6 offers
improved battery life for battery powered IoT devices. The protocol
allows IoT devices to remain inactive until data needs to be
transmitted. As a result, battery powered IoT devices realize a
significant power savings, reducing the maintenance windows for IT
staff. The efficiency improvements in Wi-Fi 6 amount to a faster
performing and more efficient infrastructure as well as an enhanced
experience for all the clients on the network.
Pricing and Availability
ClearPass Device Insight will begin initial customer shipments in April
2019 with a one year subscription cost starting at $1,260 USD for 100
devices. The Aruba 530 and 550 Series AP will be available in April
2019. The base US list price is $1,495 for the 530 Series and $1,895 for
the 550 Series.
Channel Partner and Industry Analyst Quotes
“Pervasive enterprise digital transformation efforts are dramatically
expanding the attack surface, leading organizations to face even more
cybersecurity challenges than ever before,” said Bill Buckalew, Vice
President of Partner Sales for Optiv. “Technologies such as Aruba’s
ClearPass Device Insight, which automates device discovery and
fingerprinting across the entire infrastructure, are an important
component of an inside-out approach, which starts with the core
requirement of every enterprise – risk mitigation – and builds out from
there with customized strategy, infrastructure rationalization and
operations optimization, ongoing measurement and communication. With a
risk-centric foundation in place, enterprises can close vulnerability
gaps and respond to new threats in a proactive, systematic way. We look
forward to further expanding our partnership and achieving continued
significant growth with Aruba this year and beyond.”
“Our customers are struggling to manage huge volumes of connected
devices, with new devices being added to the network daily,” said Wally
Alicea, Senior Solutions Architect at Integration Partners. “We see this
in large educational institutions, where they have a large set of
student and faculty devices being combined onto the same infrastructure
with building sensors and connected educational tools. Aruba’s ClearPass
Device Insight helps IT staff manage this device growth in a more secure
and compliant way by automating discovery and profiling and then linking
that to a security policy that takes into account every single connected
device.”
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About Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company
Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, is a leading provider of
next-generation networking solutions for enterprises of all sizes
worldwide. The company delivers IT solutions that empower organizations
to serve the latest generation of mobile-savvy users who rely on
cloud-based business apps for every aspect of their work and personal
lives.
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1 Gartner - Forecast: Internet of Things Endpoints and
Associated Services, Worldwide, 2017 – December 2017 (ID: G00347577)
2 Tim Zimmerman, Barika Pace, IoT Solutions Can't Be
Trusted and Must Be Separated From the Enterprise Network to Reduce Risk
(Gartner, May 14, 2018, ID# G00352858)
Kathleen Keith
Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company
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kathleen.keith@hpe.com
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Pavel Radda
Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company
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