Configuresoft and Enterprise Management Associates Host Webinar Outlining Best Practices for Securing Virtualization Environments.Configuresoft CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. Dr. Dennis Moreau and EMA (1) (Enterprise Management Architecture) An earlier strategic plan from Digital for integrating network, system and application management. It provided the operating environment for managing a multi-vendor network. Senior Analyst Andi Mann Address the Security and Compliance Complexity Introduced By Virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. Deployments COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Configuresoft, an innovator in systems management technology and the creator of enterprise Configuration Intelligence[TM], today announced that Configuresoft CTO Dr. Dennis Moreau and Enterprise Management Associates Senior Analyst Andi Mann will host a free educational webinar titled "Securing Virtualization Environments." The virtualization experts will discuss best practices and real-world examples of strategies used to manage and secure virtualized environments. Virtualization technologies hold the promise of lower operating costs, improved agility and availability for enterprise computing. However, virtualization also introduces new complexities and security risks. There is a need for greater visibility into the state of physical (host) and virtual (guest) servers across an organization's infrastructure in order to ensure their security and compliance posture. Webinar attendees will learn: * The latest industry statistics on application and platform virtualization * The major drivers and barriers to virtualization adoption * Techniques and approaches for overcoming those barriers
What: "Securing Complex Virtualization Environments"
Who: Andi Mann, senior analyst, Enterprise Management Associates
Dr. Dennis Moreau, CTO, Configuresoft
When: Tuesday, June 19, 2007, 11:00 a.m. EDT
To Register: http://www.configuresoft.com/webinar_registration_web.aspx Configuresoft, an industry leader in the pursuit of virtualization security standards, co-chairs the CIS Cis (sĭs), same as Kish (1.) (1) (CompuServe Information Service) See CompuServe. (2) (Card Information S benchmark for virtual machine security. For more information about Configuresoft's virtualization solutions please visit: http://www.configuresoft.com/systems_management.aspx Additionally, Dr. Moreau shares his insight into the key factors in evaluating the configuration management gap between your virtualization approach and today's IT infrastructure in his podcast series IT Infrastructure Insider. To listen, please visit: http://www.configuresoft.com/podcasts.aspx About Configuresoft Configuresoft is an innovator in systems management technology, delivering the enterprise Configuration Intelligence[TM] to effectively and efficiently manage today's heterogeneous computing infrastructures. Spanning both security and operations, the Company's configuration management, compliance and remediation products are used by 12 of the world's 25 largest companies to keep their critical systems properly configured, while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements such as Sarbanes-Oxley, FISMA FISMA Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 FISMA Federal Information System Management Act , GLBA GLBA Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 (Financial Modernization Act of 1999) GLBA Gay and Lesbian Business Association GLBA Great Lakes Booksellers Association GLBA Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve , Basel II, HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191) Also known as the "Kennedy-Kassebaum Act," this U.S. law protects employees' health insurance coverage when they change or lose their jobs (Title I) and provides standards for patient health, and DISA 1. (body) DISA - Defense Information Systems Agency. 2. (standard) DISA - Data Interchange Standards Association. , and industry standards such as ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 27001, PCI DSS and Microsoft Security Hardening Guides. To contact Configuresoft, please call (888) U-CONFIG or visit www.configuresoft.com. |
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