Virtualisation
November 20th, 2010 at 05:19pm
Under MTM+ Virtualisation
I picked up an interesting article on IT Knowledge Hub about VMware’s Mobile Virtualization Platform (MVP) and Open Kernel Labs’ criticism of it. What MVP does is summed up by this sentence: The new architecture instead adopts a hosted virtualization platform (a type-2 VMM) that runs on top of the native RTOS installed on the [...]
Continue Reading VMware to launch mobile virtualisation solution; OK Labs not impressed
Tags: open kernel labs, vmware
By Ken Y-N
September 27th, 2010 at 03:42pm
Under TCG+ TNC+ Virtualisation
Sorry I’m a bit slow with the news, but the Trusted Computing Group’s Trusted Multi-Tenant Infrastructure Work Group (that’s longhand for Cloud Security, basically) has now publically launched! The TCG has also published a white paper on Cloud Computing and Security – A Natural Match, that discusses why you want a TPM in the cloud, [...]
Continue Reading The Trusted Multi-Tenant Infrastructure Work Group
Tags: cloud, if-map, trusted multi-tenant
By Ken Y-N
September 14th, 2010 at 02:54pm
Under MTM+ Virtualisation
I came across this interesting post on the Building Bridges blog about how mobile virtualisation is a natural evolution from the current situation. I’m not sure of the accuracy of the technical content, but it’s nice to see someone writing about these issues! The top five reasons were identified as: Support for multiple environments Easier [...]
Continue Reading Five reasons for virtualisation in mobile phones
Tags: joe hackman, okl4
By Ken Y-N
August 14th, 2010 at 04:25pm
Under Virtualisation
I recently came across an interesting article on security issues in Cloud Computing, which outlined the key security issues associated with Cloud Computing, and suggests the two key methods of securing these systems are first data tagging to stop data going where it shouldn’t, and second, having a hardware root of trust like the Trusted [...]
Continue Reading Making the cloud secure
Tags: cloud computing
By Ken Y-N
July 21st, 2010 at 04:17pm
Under Virtualisation
Here’s a keynote speech from Brian Berger of Wave Systems and the Trusted Computing Group talking on issues surround Trusted Cloud Computing, from Cloud Connect 2010. Enjoy!
Continue Reading Brian Berger speaking at Cloud Connect 2010
Tags: brian berger, cloud connect
By Ken Y-N
June 16th, 2010 at 03:40pm
Under Virtualisation
The All About Microsoft blog on ZDNet had an interesting post regarding a new (and apparently relatively secret) virtualisation project for Cloud Computing. An interesting part is this: Bunker-V is focused on reducing the TCB [Trusted Computing Base] attack surface by minimizing the interface between the TCB and guest VMs by eliminating unnecessary virtual devices. [...]
Continue Reading Bunker-V – secure virtualisation from Microsoft
Tags: cloud computing
By Ken Y-N
June 5th, 2010 at 02:56pm
Under Virtualisation
I came across an interesting article regarding VMware’s latest version of vSphere supporting a TPM (vSphere is VMware’s infrastructure that supports cloud computing, I think) but the person writing the article had a lot of trouble trying to get the thing to work, and indeed had to give up. However, he was not downhearted: I [...]
Continue Reading VMware and the Trusted Platform Module
Tags: vmware, vsphere
By Ken Y-N
April 14th, 2010 at 04:13pm
Under Virtualisation
The curiously-named ElasticVapor blog from Reuven Cohen talked about his company, Enomaly, launching their ECP (perhaps Enomaly Cloud Platform) HAE (High Assurance Edition). The article describes the platform helps establish a trusted cloud platform by doing the following: The end customer uses Enomaly’s ECP HAE client, which uses our patented technology to verify the integrity [...]
Continue Reading Enomaly ECP HAE for Trusted Cloud Computing
Tags: cloud computing, enomaly, remote attestation
By Ken Y-N
March 10th, 2010 at 03:59pm
Under Virtualisation
Steve Riley, Amazon Web Services (AWS) evangelist, at the recent RSA Conference discussed managed encryption services. He talked about having either a hardware security module (HSM) or a software key store in the cloud accessible via an API. There was this comment from the floor: A security strategist with a well-known online payment service said [...]
Continue Reading Amazon adding TPM-like facilities to the cloud?
Tags: amazon
By Ken Y-N
February 9th, 2010 at 03:31pm
Under Virtualisation
According to a recent press release, General Dynamics have had their Trusted Virtual Environment (TVE) added to the list of approved products for use by the US Department of Defense and intelligence communities. The product is all software and runs on standard off-the-shelf PCs, and, although not stated in the article, it uses a Trusted [...]
Continue Reading General Dynamics get their Trusted Virtual Environment approved
Tags: general dynamics, tve
By Ken Y-N