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Virtualised computer 'increases security'

02/03/2010 Virtualised computer 'increases security'Introducing a virtualised computer in the workplace, particularly for IT professionals 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".

This comes as research from 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.

He said that "many of these break-ins seem to be occurring [by] stealing passwords from one site and using them somewhere else". However the key is to use authentication and proper management of passwords, Mr Jevans explained.


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