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Virtualised computing 'can be made secure'
Introducing a virtualised computer in the workplace, particularly for financial services staff who use banking services, is "helpful" for increasing security, one IT expert has claimed.
David Jevans, chief executive of Ironkey, a privacy service for IT professionals, said: "The virtualisation concept has a lot of power and use in these environments, and doesn't change the way people work."
Desktop virtualisation, he said, "creates a secure environment" without the need for multiple computers that have different functions and still provides an "isolated environment on any computer".
Symantec's State of Enterprise Security study found that 75 per cent of organisations experienced cyber attacks in the past 12 months.
The report also found that businesses thought virtualisation and cloud computing led to this increase in e-threats.
However, Mr Jevans was keen to stress that a virtualised machine can be made secure.
"Many of these break-ins seem to be occurring [by] stealing passwords from one site and using them somewhere else," he said, adding that the key was to use authentication and proper management of passwords.
Posted by Rich Carruthers
David Jevans, chief executive of Ironkey, a privacy service for IT professionals, said: "The virtualisation concept has a lot of power and use in these environments, and doesn't change the way people work."
Desktop virtualisation, he said, "creates a secure environment" without the need for multiple computers that have different functions and still provides an "isolated environment on any computer".
Symantec's State of Enterprise Security study found that 75 per cent of organisations experienced cyber attacks in the past 12 months.
The report also found that businesses thought virtualisation and cloud computing led to this increase in e-threats.
However, Mr Jevans was keen to stress that a virtualised machine can be made secure.
"Many of these break-ins seem to be occurring [by] stealing passwords from one site and using them somewhere else," he said, adding that the key was to use authentication and proper management of passwords.
Posted by Rich Carruthers
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