Managing risks in Virtualization

Indifferent to risks associated with other IT sectors you associate, virtualization too, faces its own risks. To keep your business safe, it is important to take precautions. Here are some risks and what you should do to keep them at bay.

The complexity of the Virtualization system

The system being complex may pose greater difficulty to detect malfunctions and managing these malfunctions will similarly be difficult.

Constant change

With the dynamism involved in virtualization, an increased number of virtual systems will make it hard for you to keep track of it all and hence be harder to protect. Unlike a physical system where you can actually touch and feel, virtual systems are not subjected to such interactions, and hence it would be harder to maintain and protect.

Moving your data

With your virtualized system growing, time to time you may need to move your data from one sector to another, while this may seem normal, if the target sector has lower security as compared to the current sector, your data may be at a risk.

Keeping these risks at bay is important if you are to stay safe and sound. A few sectors where you need to pay attention to are mentioned below.

Auditing

Frequently audit your systems for security flaws and other issues. If possible, automate such processes, where a separate system may be implemented to manage your virtual system.

Departmentalization

Keep separate departments for testing, developing and producing where virtualization is involved.

Update

Frequently update your Virtual systems, where security gaps can be filled with patches released by the software companies.

Human factor

Keeping a human factor involved in the security of your virtual system might be a good idea. Whether it be in-house or outsourced, such a measure will drastically improve the security of your system.

For more information regarding the security of your virtualized system, feel free to give us a call.