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Virtualization Security Assessment Guides Inadequate, Tools Lacking
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Within ESX promiscuous mode is disabled by default. However, the others are not and need to be dealt with properly. There is no mention of network isolation, guest isolation settings or the proper configuration of Active Directory, if it's even in use in a particular installation.
There is more to assessing the security of a virtual environment then the current batch of guidelines and tools cover.
Virtualization expert Edward L. Haletky is the author of "VMWare ESX Server in the Enterprise: Planning and Securing Virtualization Servers," Pearson Education (2008.) He recently left Hewlett-Packard, where he worked in the Virtualization, Linux, and High-Performance Technical Computing teams. Haletky owns AstroArch Consulting, providing virtualization, security, and network consulting and development. Haletky is also a champion and moderator for the VMware discussion forums, providing answers to security and configuration questions.
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