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VMware security: Protecting a VMware environment
There are several ways to improve VMware security to protect a VMware environment from hackers and exploits. In this section, we show you how. Resource Guide
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Disaster recovery methods: Top 10 websites for VMware administrators
For a roundup of disaster recovery tools for VMware environments and disaster recovery strategies for virtualization, check out our list of 10 key resources. Expert Picks
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VMware revamps its volume purchasing program
This news roundup has information on VMware's new Volume Purchasing Program. There is also news on unreleased vShield security features, users migrating to ESXi and more. Article | 02 Aug 2010
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Hijacking VMware guests; virtualizing remote offices; ROI calculators
This week's VMware news roundup includes Windows Server security flaw that grants access to VMware guests, ways to build out virtualization environments to remote offices Article | 09 Apr 2010
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VMware at a glance: VMware embraces Active Directory
This week's VMware news roundup includes VMware embracing Active Directory, an alternative to Host Profiles for virtualization management and a network equipment bargain. Article | 26 Mar 2010
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How to steal a virtual machine and its data in 3 easy steps
Stealing a virtual machine and its data is pretty easy. If you know how it's done, you can figure out how to prevent it and avoid some potentially costly administrative missteps. Article | 07 Jan 2010
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How vSphere, Intel servers, and integration tools create a 'triple threat'
VSphere, Intel hardware and integration tools can make a 100% virtualized data center closer to reality. But concerns about virtualization security, software support and ROI could hinder adoption. Article | 08 Jun 2009
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Configuring VMware ESXi syslog settings for centralized logging
Adjusting a few VMware ESXi syslog preferences can enable centralized logging on a remote host, which reduces the chance of losing important log data after a disaster. Tip
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VMware ESXi security FAQ: Guarding the hypervisor, hosts and more
As the sole hypervisor of vSphere 5, you need to know the ins and outs of VMware ESXi, especially when it comes to securing the hypervisor and ESXi hosts. Tip
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Storing VMware ESXi syslog events on a remote Linux server
Designating a remote Linux server to record VMware ESXi syslog events allows you to access that important information, even if the ESXi host crashes. Tip
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VMware disaster recovery options: Beyond Site Recovery Manager
VMware offers its own disaster recovery tools, but there are a number of viable third-party products you can use for VMware disaster recovery. Tip
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Top 5 vSphere security features in VMware vSphere 5
There are lots of new features in VMware vSphere 5, and the vSphere security enhancements aren’t lacking. There’s the ESXi firewall, logging improvements and more. Tip
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VMware Fusion 4 security tips and tricks
For solid VMware Fusion security, you need to lock down devices and shared folders, and disable some of the default settings that make your VMs vulnerable. Tip
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Getting started with the VMware vShield 5 security suite
The newest version of VMware’s security suite offers a variety of new features. VMware vShield 5 improves upon the many components that make up this product family. Tip
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Customizing VMware user accounts to improve ESXi host security
To improve ESXi host security, you can create new VMware user accounts with specific permissions. Don’t just stick with the ESXi defaults. Tip
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VMware ESXi security: Protecting VMs, VMkernel and the network
With these VMware ESXi security techniques, you can keep your virtual machines, the network and the VMkernel safe from harm. Tip
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Face-off: Is VMware Tools worth the virtual security risks?
VMware Tools are considered a best practice but they create virtual security risks. In this face-off, two experts debate whether the benefits outweigh the security concerns. Face-off
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Unified Computing System nets midmarket business for Cisco
Cisco designed the Unified Computing System for large enterprises, but it's attracting midmarket business instead. Hear all about it on this edition of This Week in Virtualization. Podcast
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VMware vLockstep update with David Davis
Learn about VMware's new high availability tool vLockstep from virtualization expert David Davis in this video. Video
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Configuring VMware ESXi syslog settings for centralized logging
Adjusting a few VMware ESXi syslog preferences can enable centralized logging on a remote host, which reduces the chance of losing important log data after a disaster. Tip
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VMware ESXi security FAQ: Guarding the hypervisor, hosts and more
As the sole hypervisor of vSphere 5, you need to know the ins and outs of VMware ESXi, especially when it comes to securing the hypervisor and ESXi hosts. Tip
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Storing VMware ESXi syslog events on a remote Linux server
Designating a remote Linux server to record VMware ESXi syslog events allows you to access that important information, even if the ESXi host crashes. Tip
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VMware disaster recovery options: Beyond Site Recovery Manager
VMware offers its own disaster recovery tools, but there are a number of viable third-party products you can use for VMware disaster recovery. Tip
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Top 5 vSphere security features in VMware vSphere 5
There are lots of new features in VMware vSphere 5, and the vSphere security enhancements aren’t lacking. There’s the ESXi firewall, logging improvements and more. Tip
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VMware Fusion 4 security tips and tricks
For solid VMware Fusion security, you need to lock down devices and shared folders, and disable some of the default settings that make your VMs vulnerable. Tip
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Getting started with the VMware vShield 5 security suite
The newest version of VMware’s security suite offers a variety of new features. VMware vShield 5 improves upon the many components that make up this product family. Tip
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Customizing VMware user accounts to improve ESXi host security
To improve ESXi host security, you can create new VMware user accounts with specific permissions. Don’t just stick with the ESXi defaults. Tip
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VMware ESXi security: Protecting VMs, VMkernel and the network
With these VMware ESXi security techniques, you can keep your virtual machines, the network and the VMkernel safe from harm. Tip
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Face-off: Is VMware Tools worth the virtual security risks?
VMware Tools are considered a best practice but they create virtual security risks. In this face-off, two experts debate whether the benefits outweigh the security concerns. Face-off
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About Securing a VMware environment
Do you know how to create a defense-in-depth security strategy for your VMware virtual machines? There are a lot of considerations when it comes to VMware security. One of our tips offers step-by-step instructions for using TCP Wrappers, Pluggable Authentication Modules and iptables to increase security. Another alerts you to possible vulnerabilities in VMware ESXi if you don't have a firewall. Further, if you're running VMware ESX 3.x or if you don't have vShield Zones, data that's hosted on various virtual machines can be migrated via VMotion to a network outside of a demilitarized zone (DMZ) or moved to a host with different security settings, both of which can cause data breaches. We have another tip that details how to prevent this using the right configurations.
We also offer tips that assist you in getting started with free third-party security products, such as TripWire ConfigCheck and Veeam Monitor, and others that explain the ins and outs of newer VMware security tools and applications such as VMsafe and vShield Zones.