Virtualization has long been used to wring efficiency out of over-sized, under-used systems, but isolating applications and operating systems from the underlying hardware also produces immense ...

Virtualization, which reduces expenses and provides IT flexibility to organizations, also has security risks. These risks can be broken down into three categories: attacks on virtualization ...

I am excited to announce my latest research, The CISO’s Guide To Virtualization Security. This is the first report in a new series focusing on securing virtual environments. The reduced costs and ...

With the military's current mandates to increase efficiencies, virtualization offers multiple benefits to the armed forces. Projects underway at the National Security Agency are advancing its use, but ...

It’s hard not to love virtualization. The ability to create dozens of virtual servers (or “appliances”) as files within a single physical server can cut power consumption, save space, make IT admins’ ...

Server virtualization is a no-brainer--it's quick to deploy and easy to justify in terms of cost-savings--but too many companies are deploying the technology without considering the security ...

“Virtualization introduces a more dynamic environment that could be an administration nightmare. Catbird has capabilities to manage and wants to bring that into the security space.” How the company ...

Network virtualization is not only essential to a mature cloud infrastructure, it also beefs up security, argues VMware's Rod Stuhlmuller Virtualization has brought IT many gifts. It has made the ...

As the mainstream continues to adopt virtualization into their IT environments, the question of IT security still comes up. In fact, some worry that security might even pose a bigger problem within a ...

Virtualization will become dominant in enterprises, but the security risks are fuzzy at best. Meanwhile, the usual defense--firewalls, security appliances and such aren't ready for virtualization.