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- TAGS:Hypervisor, Red Seal Systems, security, wireless
- IT TOPICS:Mobile & Wireless, Networking, Security, Software
Let's face it: every new technology added to your network is another vector for security problems. Mike Lloyd, chief scientist for Red Seal Systems Inc. in Redwood City, Calif., says virtually every tool for end users, such as e-mail, the Web, instant messaging and the rest "are stepping stones to your network that attackers use to get to important data." If you don't know where the vulnerabilities in those tools lie, you're critical information is at risk, he suggests. Yesterday, Red Seal unveiled its Security Risk Management 2.1 software with support for wireless networks. Lloyd says, version 2.1 "shows a map of those [wireless] stepping stones" to your critical data. Even if you encrypt your wireless communications, he says, those pathways from wireless access points to other network devices are available to the skilled intruder. The next attack vector Red Seal will, um, attack is virtual machine software, specifically vulnerabilities in VMware's Hypervisor. Look for it later this year. Subscription pricing for SRM 2.1 starts at $1,000 per month or you can pay $25,000 for a perpetual license.
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