Securing the Virtual Environment: How to Defend the Enterprise Against Attack
by Davi Ottenheimer, Matthew Wallace

A step-by-step guide to identifying and defending against attacks on the virtual environment

As more and more data is moved into virtual environments the need to secure them becomes increasingly important. Useful for service providers as well as enterprise 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 DVD 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 attack

Dissects and exposes attacks targeted at the virtual environment and the steps necessary for defense

Covers information security in virtual environments: building a virtual attack lab, finding leaks, getting a side-channel, denying or compromising services, abusing the hypervisor, forcing an interception, and spreading infestations

Accompanying DVD includes all the recipes plus valuable tools for penetration testing

This how-to guide arms IT managers, vendors, and architects of virtual environments with the tools they need to protect against common threats.

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Publisher: Wiley
Page Count (est.): 425
ISBN10: 1118155483
ISBN13: 9781118155486
Cover: Paperback
Pub Date: 4/20/2012