Posts Tagged ‘ Reflex ’

Does Virtualization Security Really Matter?

May 12, 2010
By Andi
Does Virtualization Security Really Matter?

Whatever happened to virtualization security? Back in the day, everyone was talking about blue pills and red pills, about sideways attacks and DOM-0 threats, about security profiles and isolation policies, about perimeter defense and security embedded in the hypervisor. Then, all of a sudden, the buzz seemed to disappear. It really seems like organizations simply don’t...
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Virtual Appliances – More Risk than Reward?

October 29, 2009
By Andi

I have to say – and I have said it before – I am not a great fan of the ‘virtual appliance’ model for delivering enterprise management software. Specifically, I have ongoing concerns about how these software appliances break compliance, security, and other important management and policy requirements.
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