News, Analysis and Opinion for Cloud Computing Virtualization: Secure Multitenancy - Hypervisor Protection

April 28, 2016 28 Apr'16

Secure cloud hosting: Why taking ownership is crucial

Chase Cunningham of Armor spoke with SearchCloudSecurity at RSA Conference 2016 about the value of secure cloud hosting services, threat intelligence and more.

October 30, 2015 30 Oct'15

Xen hypervisor security flaw patched after seven years

A critical Xen hypervisor security flaw that allows attackers to access host operating systems and had gone undiscovered for several years was finally patched this week.

May 13, 2015 13 May'15

VENOM zero-day vulnerability strikes virtual machine security

CrowdStrike security researchers discovered a major bug that could impact a wide range of commonly-used virtualization platforms.

March 10, 2015 10 Mar'15

Amazon dodges another AWS reboot, but how?

In a surprise move, Amazon Web services was able to patch a Xen hypervisor security flaw without a mass reboot of its EC2 infrastructure. So how did AWS pull it off?

October 09, 2014 09 Oct'14

Provider reboots call cloud computing hypervisor security into question

After a Xen hypervisor flaw led several major cloud providers to reboot their host servers, experts say future cloud computing hypervisor security issues will likely cause further service disruptions.

December 09, 2013 09 Dec'13

Expert: Security automation can thwart attacks on cloud computing

Nation-states are turning their attacks toward the cloud. One expert explains why he believes security automation is the only viable defense tactic.

October 09, 2013 09 Oct'13

VMware NSX platform: Implications for network virtualization security

Expert Paul Kirvan discusses the debut of the VMware NSX platform and what it means to both network virtualization security and cloud security.

September 19, 2012 19 Sep'12

Bromium launches Windows PC security product

Company uses virtualization technology to isolate malware from the rest of the system.

August 28, 2012 28 Aug'12

VMware unveils vCloud Networking and Security

The vCloud Networking and Security package, featuring vShield Edge and vShield App, is designed to make virtualization security easier to implement.

August 27, 2012 27 Aug'12

Vendors roll out new tools for securing VMware environments

At VMworld 2012, security suppliers plan to showcase new antimalware protection, policy enforcement products to secure VMware environments.

August 22, 2012 22 Aug'12

Crisis Trojan can infect VMware machines, Windows Mobile devices

The AV giant says the Windows version of the Crisis Trojan may be the first malware that can spread to so many different platforms.

July 17, 2012 17 Jul'12

Cisco acquires VM security startup

Deal boosts networking giant's cloud security technology.

May 07, 2012 07 May'12

McAfee and Intel cloud computing security strategy unveiled

Companies offer up collection of technologies to help overcome enterprise concern about cloud security.

April 25, 2012 25 Apr'12

VMware downplays ESX hypervisor source code leak

Company says source code was leaked online but says may not mean increased risk.

August 30, 2011 30 Aug'11

Antivirus for VMware options expand

New antivirus capabilities for virtual servers showcased at VMworld and Trend Micro updates Deep Security.

August 29, 2011 29 Aug'11

VMware boosts VM security with PacketMotion purchase

Technology that tracks user activity will be integrated into vShield product line.

August 25, 2011 25 Aug'11

Verizon targets hybrid cloud security with CloudSwitch acquisition

The deal gives Verizon software to help companies maintain hybrid cloud security as they move applications to the cloud. Terms were not disclosed.

July 12, 2011 12 Jul'11

Updated VMware vShield App 5 includes sensitive data discovery

New sensitive data discovery features in the virtualization giant’s updated platform will allow enterprises to discover and classify data inside VMs.

May 24, 2011 24 May'11

Vendors tackle challenges in securing virtual environments

Security companies look to overcome performance bottlenecks with retooled technology for virtual security.

March 22, 2011 22 Mar'11

Terremark on cloud computing risks, legal subpoenas

Mario Santana, vice president of secure information services, talks about security risks unique to the cloud, how Terremark addresses them, and how it responds to subpoenas.

March 30, 2010 30 Mar'10

RSA's Art Coviello: Embed security in virtual infrastructure

RSA president Art Coviello made a bold statement during his RSA Conference keynote three years ago when he proclaimed that the security industry would cease to exist, and that security technologies would be embedded into computing infrastructure. ...

April 29, 2009 29 Apr'09

Trend Micro to acquire Third Brigade for virtualization, cloud security

Trend Micro said Third Brigade's technology bolsters its datacenter security strategy by helping its customers protect virtual servers and cloud computing initiatives.

April 23, 2009 23 Apr'09

Virtualization experts debate security of thin, robust hypervisors

Experts and vendors make the case for the security attributes of thin and robust hypervisors, but rapid changes in virtualization technology could further complicate the virtualization security debate.

April 21, 2009 21 Apr'09

Cloud, virtualization servers pose challenges for PCI compliance

Troy Leach, technical director for the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council recognizes a gap in the standard when it comes to addressing the security of payment card data in cloud computing and virtualized environments. In an interview,...

April 21, 2009 21 Apr'09

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