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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.



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	How vSphere, Intel servers, and integration tools create a 'triple threat' SearchVMware.com \| 08 Jun 2009 ARTICLE - VSphere, Intel hardware and integration tools can make a 100% virtualized data center a reality. But concerns about security, software support and ROI could hinder adoption.


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	HyTrust Appliance fills in single sign-on gap for VMware 14 Oct 2009 TIP - The VMworld 2009 Best of Show winner provides single sign-on for all of your VMware management consoles, helps you manage user accounts and enforces compliance.


	Ask Eric: Virtualization security challenges, scripting a virtual inventory and more Submitted By: Eric Siebert, Contributor \| 28 Sep 2009 ASK ERIC - Eric answers readers' questions about virtualization's security challenges, how to script a virtual inventory and whether defragmenting a virtual machine with a thin disk will create problems for the thin disk.


	Ask Eric: ESX security; comparing ESX with Xen; Blue Pill Submitted By: Eric Siebert, Contributor \| 24 Sep 2009 ASK ERIC - See Eric's answers to a reader's questions about ESX and ESXi security vulnerabilities, whether you should compare Xen to ESX or ESXi, and more.


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VMware vLockstep update with David Davis
SearchVMware.com | 28 Oct 2008
VIDEO - Learn about VMware's new high availability tool vLockstep from virtualization expert David Davis in this video.


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