Securing the virtual environment: how to defend the enterprise against attack

A step-by-step guide to identifying and defending against attacks on the virtual environmentAs more and more data is moved into virtual environments the need to secure them becomes increasingly important. This volume, with a forewordby famed security expert Bruce Schneier, provides recipes for detecting and defending against a variety of attacks. Useful for service providers as well asenterprise and small business IT professionals the book offers a broad look across virtualization used in various industries as well as a narrow view of vulnerabilities unique to virtual environments. A companion CD is included with recipes and testing scripts.Examines the difference in a virtual model versus traditional computing models and the appropriate technology and procedures to defend it from attackDissects and exposes attacks targeted at the virtual environment and the steps necessary for defenseCovers information security in virtual environments: building a virtual attack lab, finding leaks, getting a side-channel, denying or compromising services, abusing the hypervisor, forcing aninterception, and spreading infestationsAccompanying CD includes all the recipes plus valuable tools for penetration testingThis how-to guide arms IT managers, vendors, and architects of virtual environments with the tools they need to protect against common threats.

• ISBN: 978-1-118-15548-6
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 432
• Fecha Publicación: 18/05/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés