Cloud Computing Virtualization: Secure Multitenancy - Hypervisor Protection

Cloud Computing Virtualization: Secure Multitenancy - Hypervisor Protection News

June 20, 2019 20 Jun'19
Alaska Airlines charts course for DevOps security

As Alaska Airlines plots a flight path to a hybrid cloud infrastructure, it will navigate with an automated DevOps security tool that spans multiple IT environments.
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.

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hypervisor security

Hypervisor security is the process of ensuring the hypervisor, the software that enables virtualization, is secure throughout its life cycle, including during development, implementation, provisioning, management and de-provisioning. Continue Reading
virtual firewall

A virtual firewall is a firewall device or service that provides network traffic filtering and monitoring for virtual machines (VMs) in a virtualized environment. Continue Reading
PaaS security: Four rules for lowering enterprise risks

Securing a platform as a service can sometimes get overlooked within enterprises. Expert Char Sample offers four simple rules for improving PaaS security and lowering cloud risks. Continue Reading

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What Microsoft's InPrivate Desktop feature could mean for enterprises

Microsoft's secretive, potential new feature InPrivate Desktop could give security teams access to disposable sandboxes. Expert Ed Moyle explains how the feature could work. Continue Reading
Understanding VM escape vulnerabilities and how to avoid them

In the last couple of years, VM escape vulnerabilities have popped up and caused problems for enterprises that rely on the cloud. Expert Ed Moyle explains how to handle these issues. Continue Reading
Securing containers keeps IT jumping through hoops

Container isolation doesn't cut it in production. Instead, beef up security from the infrastructure to the application code, and be prepared to use some new tools to do it. Continue Reading

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VMs vs. containers: Which is better for security?

Security professionals make technology decisions every day. Learn about the important security properties of VMs vs. containers and how they affect an organization's security posture. Continue Reading
Container security best practices help mitigate risks and threats

Find out how container security best practices can address the four most common types of container and orchestrator vulnerabilities. Then mitigate threats with the right processes and tools. Continue Reading
How the Docker REST API can be turned against enterprises

Security researchers discovered how threat actors can use the Docker REST API for remote code execution attacks. Michael Cobb explains this threat to Docker containers. Continue Reading

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How can a hypervisor deployment avoid security risks?

A hypervisor deployment can put the security of an organization at risk, but there are ways to make it secure. Expert Judith Myerson outlines how to make the process safer. Continue Reading
How can VMware vulnerabilities in vSphere expose credentials?

Two VMware vulnerabilities in vSphere Data Protection were recently patched. Expert Judith Myerson explains how the flaws work and how to defend against them. Continue Reading
What a CPU cache exploit means for multi-tenant cloud security

Researchers recently proved that it's possible to steal cloud data from a CPU cache. Expert Rob Shapland discusses how this works and what it means for multi-tenant cloud security. Continue Reading