Virtualization Can be key to Cloud Security, RSA Chief says
Virtualization technologies can help enable better security and control in cloud computing environments, RSA chief Art Coviello said today.
In a keynote address at the RSA Security Conference here, Coviello struck an optimistic tone on cloud security issues. While he acknowledged some of the concerns enterprises might have about moving data and applications to the cloud, he said that approaches to addressing any issues are closer than many think.
“Trust in the cloud is achievable today,” Coviello said, adding that the key is to stop depending on security controls designed for physical infrastructures. Instead, companies need to be thinking about leveraging virtualization technologies to enable the enhanced security, visibility and control they want in cloud environments.
Coviello argued that security needs to be moved closer to the information and transactions it’s protecting. In virtual environments, static perimeters give way to logical boundaries defined by information and transactions. As a result security needs to become logical as well.
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