SECURE VIRTUALIZATION - Benefits, Risks and Controls

Mariana Carroll, Paula Kotzé, Alta van der Merwe

2011

Abstract

Cloud computing is changing the IT delivery model to provide on-demand self-service access to a shared pool of computing resources (physical and virtual) via broad network access to offer reduced costs, scalability, flexibility, capacity utilization, higher efficiencies and mobility. In many instances cloud computing builds on the capabilities of a virtualized computing infrastructure enabling multi-tenancy, scalability and a highly abstracted cloud model. Even though cloud computing provides compelling benefits and cost-effective options for IT hosting and expansion, security of applications and data remains a number one business objective. It is therefore essential to ensure adequate security not only for cloud computing, but also for the underlying technologies enabling cloud computing. Management should understand and analyse risks in order to safeguard systems and data. The focus of this paper is on mitigation for virtualization security risks as a fundamental step towards secure cloud computing environments.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Carroll M., Kotzé P. and van der Merwe A. (2011). SECURE VIRTUALIZATION - Benefits, Risks and Controls . In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science - Volume 1: CLOSER, ISBN 978-989-8425-52-2, pages 15-23. DOI: 10.5220/0003390400150023

in Bibtex Style

@conference{closer11,
author={Mariana Carroll and Paula Kotzé and Alta van der Merwe},
title={SECURE VIRTUALIZATION - Benefits, Risks and Controls},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science - Volume 1: CLOSER,},
year={2011},
pages={15-23},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0003390400150023},
isbn={978-989-8425-52-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science - Volume 1: CLOSER,
TI - SECURE VIRTUALIZATION - Benefits, Risks and Controls
SN - 978-989-8425-52-2
AU - Carroll M.
AU - Kotzé P.
AU - van der Merwe A.
PY - 2011
SP - 15
EP - 23
DO - 10.5220/0003390400150023