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The virtualisation arena has been boosted by the launch of Sourcefire's RNA. Karl Hart doesn't need to read articles or watch the evening news to know that financially motivated hackers nowadays are finding easy pickings at colleges and universities across the country. What are the potential security implications of virtualisation? The answer is: they are considerable. The security of virtualised environments took centre stage at VMworld overnight as security vendor McAfee and IT configuration firm Tripwire made several key announcements.
Security researchers have uncovered a pair of vulnerabilities in VMware software, virtualisation technology used to run multiple versions of an operating system on a single computer. One flaw affects a server version of the software, the other is found in desktop software. The complexity, frequency, and malicious intent of security attacks from many sources are increasing in today's enterprise. Symantec is collaborating with VMware to deliver enhanced high availability and disaster recovery (HA/DR) systems for virtualisation environments. Virtualisation is showing some extremely compelling ROI and transforming the way corporate IT provisions and administers not only the data center, but also the user desktop experience. Virtualisation is the new business reality. Forrester Research recently issued a report stating that 51 percent of North American companies have deployed or are testing virtualisation technology. Virtualisation software maker VMware has disclosed 16 vulnerabilities across its product line. Software patches offline virtual operating systems without bringing them
online. VMware has released updates to its hosted virtualisation software products that shore up a variety of vulnerabilities. Australian distributor Unixpac is looking for resellers for its US security vendor Shavlik Technologies. Organisations that block access to sites such as Facebook are limiting the use of critical business tools necessary to a Generation Y workforce, argued Symantec executives in Sydney on Tuesday.
Companies are struggling to come to grips with the basics of vulnerability management, says Chris Schwartzbauer, vice president of development and customer operations at Shavlik Technologies. On the day that Microsoft jumped into the burgeoning virtualisation market, VMware -- the pioneer and industry leader in this technology -- has announced a new product that significantly enhances and simplifies securing virtual machines. SC caught up with Harry Archer, principal security consultant and head of security practice at BT Australia recently to discuss the current state of security in Australia, or it seemed, the lack of it.

Storage firm EMC has joined the Daoli Trusted Infrastructure Project which conducts research into "trust and assurance" in cloud computing environments.. Virtualisation will be the target of new security threats, warns analyst. Network security walls tumbling down, says Jericho Forum.