Gartner: Virtualized Servers Could Be A Security Risk
Survey data shows that too often security experts aren’t involved in initial virtualization deployments and the result is that virtualized servers are less secure than the physical servers they replace.
“Through 2012, 60 percent of virtualized servers will be less secure than the physical servers they replace, according to Gartner, Inc. Although Gartner expects this figure to fall to 30 percent by the end of 2015, analysts warned that many virtualization deployment projects are being undertaken without involving the information security team in the initial architecture and planning stages.
‘Virtualization is not inherently insecure,’ said Neil MacDonald, vice president and Gartner fellow. ‘However, most virtualized workloads are being deployed insecurely. The latter is a result of the immaturity of tools and processes and the limited training of staff, resellers and consultants.'”