VMinformer Virtualization Security Tool
The market leading security assessment tool for virtual environments
The explosive growth of virtualization raises new challenges for securing virtual assets and data. VMinformer uniquely reports on the security disposition of virtualized environments and makes recommendations for remediating to your preferred policy standards.
The Risks
The virtual environment is made up of a number of components that interact with each other. Each of these layers have associated risks which are outlined below.
HOST TO GUEST COMPROMISE
The virtualization vendor host platform gets compromised and therefore the Virtual Machines that it supports (guests) can now be compromised. Such compromises could be anything from a simple misconfiguration to a ‘root-kit’ that circumvents the security controls of the host.
GUEST TO HOST COMPROMISE
The Virtual Machine (Guest) becomes compromised which in turn, potentially compromises the security integrity of the host platform.
GUEST TO GUEST INJECTION
In much the same way as physical machines can be compromised through malware, viruses and alike so can virtual machines be compromised and then spread to all other machine types.
EXTERNAL TO HOST COMPROMISE
The Host platform becomes compromised through an external source. This could be through a management tier, through API’s or as simple as failing to security harden the host itself.
EXTERNAL TO GUEST COMPROMISE
Systems outside of the virtual environment are able to compromise the security.
Features and Benefits
- Assesses your virtual infrastructure in minutes
- Identifies key security risks
- Obtain immediate and detailed remediation guidance
- Full reporting for auditing and compliance requirements
- Graphical security dashboard of your virtual environment
- Out of the box policy templates based on industry security benchmarks
- Provides business meaning for your virtual machines
- Visual storage maps enable identification of potential data security issues
Technical Specifications
Target Platforms
- VMware ESX 3.x
- VMware ESX 4.x (vSphere)
- VMware ESXi 3.x and 4.x
- VMware VC 2.5
Client Requirements
- Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, 2003 Server
- Dot NET 3.5 SP1
Download the VMinformer Virtualization Security Datasheet
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