Securing a virtualised environment

摘要

Virtualised client server technology is riding high at the moment, with its potential to increase efficiency and reduce costs making it seem an attractive option for many CIOs. But is security in danger of getting left behind in the race to save money? Although virtualised computing environments are a relatively new phenomenon on PCs, the idea of a multi-user graphical user interface environment can be traced back to 1984, when the Massachusetts Institute of Technology developed the X-Windows concept, a client server technology with several clients feeding off a central server environment.