Virtualization A Solution To Hacking

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The Hacking Paranoia
The general attitude to hacking is the same as the attitude to burglary. You discount the possibility of such a thing happening to you. security management is not always your top priority. You meticulously log out of all your accounts. Your software architect brother keeps warning you that your computer security needs beefing up. You just scoff his paranoia. Why wouldn’t you? After all, all your passwords and usernames are encrypted. Brace yourself. Your brother is right. If you are using an unsecured network, your security is seriously compromised. How so? Every time you complete an online transaction and log off, you get a message from the bank asking you to close the web page for security reasons. Ever wondered why? Your encrypted password is sent to the bank via Wi-Fi. A session cookie in clear text with your credentials is sent back. Your security management goes down the drain. The hacker with his plug- in is waiting in the wings to access the cookie. The hacker then morphs into you.
Hardware Virtualization and its Advantages
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... computer shares its hardware resources with more than one virtual machine (VM). This is called hardware virtualization .This facilitates running various operating systems on a single computer called the host computer. As a general rule, only specific hardware of the host computer is made available to the guest software. Guest software that runs on hardware virtualization could either be a single application or entire operating systems. It has a number of advantages.
• Cost of maintenance is greatly reduced
• Lesser server sprawl
• Saves power
• Sharing reduces the number of software and hardware you have to buy
• The availability and efficiency of resources are greatly improved
• You can run several VMs on a single host
Computer Solutions to Security Problems
Apart from the advantages listed above, virtualization can help improve the security of your system.
• Compromised and unstable applications can be easily isolated. The compromised application can be moved to a VM. This effectively resolves the issue of security management. Significant waste of resources due to application instability can also be prevented.
• Recovery solutions for disaster are faster -The VM can be brought back in seconds even by a novice. Just get back to the starting point and restart the VM. Your new system is back intact.
• Creates cheaper tools for intrusion detection.
Virtualization is the future. Professionals at Acrodex have the experience and knowledge to walk you down the virtualization path. Feasibility assessments, architectural designs, implementation or upgrades, no matter what computer solutions you are seeking, our experience will be a valuable asset. So what are you waiting for?