Mini assessment data sheet for virtual environments

1. - Mini Security Assessment
Virtualized environments share many of the same security challenges faced by physical
Description
server environments. Virtualization represents a classic example of organization weighing
the risks of adopting the increased agility and cost efficiencies that virtualization provides
versus the potential vulnerabilities and exposures that such adoption entails.
The key to successfully providing a secure virtualized environment that still allows an
organization the opportunity to reap the benefits of virtualization while minimizing the
risks associated with the adoption of that technology can be achieved through having a
thorough understanding of those risk areas within the context of a specific environment
and operation. offers a virtualization security assessment service to
provide organizations the information that they require to find this balance within their
own unique set of circumstances.
will conduct a virtualization security assessment to evaluate the strength
Features of current security capabilities for your virtualized environment. The tests are conducted
and using a variety of tools and techniques and is geared towards understanding the security
Benefits capability within your virtualized environment on an organization, process, procedure and
technical level. The focus is on privileged access, configuration standards, change
management, deployment standards, console security, handling of virtual disks, separation
of network and workload, as well understanding strategies and techniques for the ongoing
security of each virtual instance deployed in your environment.
This Virtualization Security Assessment will document the recommended areas of
improvement and provide your organization the situational awareness required to avoid the
many security pitfalls that exist with the deployment of this type of technology.
offers a complete suite of security services including Network
Other
Vulnerability Testing, Web Application Security Testing, Security Architecture Reviews,
Services
Security Systems Implementation, Disaster Recovery Planning, Business Continuity
Available
Planning and other consulting services as required.
For more information about Security Services, please contact
GuardEra Corporate Office:
200 W. 22nd Street, Suite 220
Lombard, IL 60148
Phone: (847) 348-0600
Fax: (847) 934-1100
info@guardera.com