RSSSecuring Virtual Machines Starts With Sound Policies
Virtualization comes with security risks. Get a handle on them by enforcing the same policies you use to secure physical servers.
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The Wait for New Tools
As of now, the tools available to manage access controls and keep visibility in a virtual environment are not mature enough, says Dattalo. He would like to have a tool that could be more granular in its separation of control, so that he and his staff could define specifically which virtual machines or applications each individual can access. Forrester's Lambert says it will be some time before more precise tools are available, but they won't come soon enough for Dattalo.
"I want to see and control every aspect of security in the virtual environment, just as if it were in the physical world," he says.
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