Security

Mokafive Suite launches: Desktop as a service is … at your service

I am not that much of a supporter of VDI or desktop virtualization. It really is a matter of time before we have gen3 apps move to RIA/RWA gen4 apps and all that VDI will end up in the dead pool of all software vendors…but Mokafive, since its inception, always has intrigued me. This is [...]

MC Logic, Security SaaS vendor, readies itself for Global Delivery!

MX Logic® today announced the global expansion of its massively scalable, multi-tenant MX SecureNet Platform. With established facilities in the United States and Japan, MX Logic has extended its Software as a Service (SaaS) platform into Europe and Asia with new facilities in London and Hong Kong. The expansion positions the company and its channel [...]

Securing Microsoft’s Cloud Infrastructure: BPOS, Azure and more

Though I get to do less direct customer and partner gigs in my current role, I still try to keep a regular “reality check” with both of them by meeting with partners who have become good friends and taking on customer presentations where I can. I don’t want to get Borg syndrome
I’ve been [...]

Citrix’s NetScaler goes inside the VMs with Netscaler VPX

LAS VEGAS – May 6, 2009 Today at Citrix Synergy™ 2009, the conference where virtualization, networking and application delivery meet, Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXS) unveiled Citrix® NetScaler® VPX, a new software-based virtual appliance version of its industry-leading NetScaler® MPX hardware appliance product line. In addition to accelerating and securing web applications for thousands of [...]

M&A in Virtualization Security : Trend Micro acquires Third Brigade

Third Brigade Deep Security software unifies security across cloud computing, virtual, and traditional datacenter environments. It helps prevent business disruptions, enable compliance with key regulations and standards, including PCI, and support operational cost reductions that are necessary in the current economic climate.
This acquisition builds on the immense product and people synergy between the two companies:
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Panda unleashes first ever Cloud Antivirus solution!

I will be talking to Panda exec team soon myself. What I’ve seen from the embargoed ppt, I am impressed already.
Here are the perfortmance metrics for the internal beta tests!

Why is this better? Because installed antivirus programs–typically from Symantec, McAfee, CA–inserts multiple programs into the operating system that intercept files at different layers and scans [...]

HyTrust launches: Finally a complete virtualization security solution!

Mountain View, CA (April 07, 2009) – HyTrust, Inc. launched today with a mandate to enable enterprises to virtualize their critical production applications by ensuring operational readiness of virtual infrastructure. At its launch, the company introduced HyTrust Appliance, which serves as a central point of control, management and visibility for [...]

VMware vulenrabilities

Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in VMware ESX, which could be exploited by attackers to bypass security restrictions, cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. These issues are caused by errors in OpenSSL, vim and bind. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2007-2687 - VUPEN/ADV-2008-1851 - VUPEN/ADV-2009-0040 - VUPEN/ADV-2009-0043
Affected Products
VMware ESX 3.x
VMware ESX 2.x
Solution
VMware [...]

Cloud Security: Internet Virus Conficker’s grand plan — VaaS or better yet Virus as a Service?

This will seriously wake up the security community.
There is increasing suspicion that Conficker will ultimately turn out to be a computing-for-hire scheme, imitating the hottest trend in the industry, known as cloud computing, in which companies such as Microsoft and Amazon sell computing as a service over the Internet.
Security researchers say prior botnets were designed [...]

Privacy in Cloud: Could Google be barred from offering Cloud Computing services?

In a complaint filed with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday, the Electronic Privacy Information Center faults Google’s practices relating to its so-called cloud computing services, which store user-generated documents and other personal information on Google servers instead of on an individual’s personal computer.
The Washington, D.C.-based group, which focuses on civil liberties and [...]