Using IT security best practices in a virtualised environment to eliminate risk of new threats
More and more organisations are looking to virtualise and consolidate their computer infrastructure to experience the benefits of lower operational costs and increased business agility.
However, as with any emerging technology, virtualisation will attract new security threats and it’s a mistake to assume that traditional security approaches can provide an adequate defence.
For example, the security gateways that may have existed between physical equipment are not present in a virtualised environment.
If you are considering virtualisation as part of your organisation’s IT strategy ask yourself some of the questions regarding your security to ensure your business will be protected.
| Questions: |
Answers: |
| Are you looking to virtualise and consolidate your infrastructure? |
Considering the security impact from the outset will ensure you do not expose your organisation to unnecessary risk. |
| Do your employees need secure access to core services while teleworking or on the road? |
Security appliances can enable access to network resources in a secure manner from anywhere in the world without compromising the integrity of your organisations’s security. |
| Do you want to attain the same level of security assurance on virtualised platforms as on physical hardware? |
There are a number of security vendors offering just that, from virtualised firewalls to ani-virus and anti-spyware on the virtual desktop. |
| Do you want to utilise existing hardware to perform security related tasks? |
Some security vendors are now in a position to offer both virtual appliances and virtual machines for content scanning, security policy management and reporting purposes. |
When investigating a virtualised environment, security and security virtualisation must play a key consideration from the outset to ensure the organisation and its intellectual property remain safe and secure.
Secure IT with Celerity
Celerity’s team of experts are able to work with you to help you decide on the best way to implement security in a virtual world and with our carefully selected products give you complete integrity of your data and control of your IT environment. Celerity will work with you to consider and plan your strategy from the outset and we will ensure you select the most appropriate and compatible framework of virtualisation technologies to meet the specific requirements of your business.