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Security Shouldn’t Take a Back Seat to Virtualization

Security Shouldn’t Take a Back Seat to Virtualization. Ryan Sherstobitoff, Chief Corporate Evangelist. Agenda. Security concerns Overview of threats to server virtualization Security shouldn’t take a backseat to virtualization. VM Security Concerns.

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Security Shouldn’t Take a Back Seat to Virtualization

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  1. Security Shouldn’t Take a Back Seat to Virtualization Ryan Sherstobitoff, Chief Corporate Evangelist

  2. Agenda • Security concerns • Overview of threats to server virtualization • Security shouldn’t take a backseat to virtualization

  3. VM Security Concerns • Malicious root-kits have been developed to “subvert” the parent hypervisor and thus controlling the “minds” of the virtual machines. • Malware can “jump” between virtual machines in bridged networking mode resulting in an entire set of virtualized systems infected. • Web servers that have been “virtualized” can still be attacked and pages laced with hidden malware.

  4. VM Security Concerns Cont. • Traditional anti-malware technologies are failing to protect against 20% - 30% of new malware in the wild. • Over 50% of malware is designed to “steal” information (passwords, credit card data, financial information,etc). • Panda research indicates that 72% of companies that participated in a research study were infected while having up-to-date anti-virus.

  5. VM Security Concerns Cont. • When migrating servers with sensitive roles all it takes is owning the physical host to gain access.

  6. VM Security Concerns Cont.

  7. What does this mean for Virtualization? The question is: Are your VMs really protected?

  8. What is the primary business impact? Malware introduces the risk of data leakage through unidentified infections

  9. What is the primary business impact Cont.? Source: ITRC

  10. What is the primary business impact Cont.? Source: ITRC

  11. Security Shouldn’t Take a Backseat to Virtualization • Implementing Host Based Intrusion Prevention and Application Hardening on both the host and the VM is a step in the correct direction. • Security audits should be conducted regularly to assess VMs for potential data-breaches. • Firewalls, IDS / IPS and AV are not enough to thwart attackers.

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