Who should secure virtual IT environments? (Part 2)

Date: May 04, 2009

Security blogger Chris Hoff and Citrix CTO Simon Crosby discuss whether security companies or virtualization vendors should be responsible for the security of virtual environments. In part two of the discussion, Crosby and Hoff talk about how the industry is challenged by vendor proprietary interests despite the desire by customers for highly automated environments.

Part 1:Who should be responsible for the security of virtual environments?

Part 2:Who should secure virtual IT environments?

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Who should secure virtual IT environments? (Part 2)