Virtualization Security: A Comprehensive Overview

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The scales are tipping—and soon enough, most network servers will be virtualized. On the one hand, this means cheaper infrastructure and maintenance as well as agility for enterprise networks. On the other hand, it also means that legacy hardware-based security solutions (e.g., traditional firewalls, routers, switches, etc.) are becoming outdated. 

As your organization adopts virtualization, it’s important that it also adopts virtualization security and cloud security to help keep your network, sensitive data, and users safe in a virtualized environment. Keep reading to learn all about virtualization security, including its benefits, the risks involved with going virtual, and the best practices for security virtualization.