Security for virtualized datacentres

Streamlining resource usage and cost-effective security tools

Published August 2014

As more and more corporations virtualize their infrastructures, security best practices must not be overlooked. The adoption of legacy solutions has proven inefficient due to the architectural differences between physical and virtual environments. Specifically, traditional software solutions have not passed the performance test when running on virtual machines.

This report outlines a solution that scans within a hardened Linux-based security virtual appliance, and also an extended range of operating platforms, including Windows, Unix and Solaris, in environments powered by any virtualization technology.