How do you monitor your virtual machines for security breaches?
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JennyMack
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How do you monitor your virtual machines for security breaches?
Virtual Machine Security, Virtual Machine Security Management, Virtual Machines, VM
How do you monitor your VM's for security breaches? What are your go-to tools?
ASKED: Aug 26 2009  9:24 PM GMT
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We regularly scan all of our hosts, physical and virtual, with Nessus, looking for vulnerabilities. In addition, for *nix hosts, we have AIDE configured and running daily reports, looking for new/modified files in critical areas. We also have Sourcefire IPDS sensors littered around our network, sniffing for suspect behavior.

I'm sure I'm missing something. We've spent a fair bit of time and money looking for a good balance of security and usability.
Last Answered: Aug 27 2009  3:07 PM GMT by Sonotsky   660 pts.
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KevinBeaver   7610 pts.  |   Aug 28 2009  8:24PM GMT

You have to treat your VMs just like your physical hosts. Harden them, scan them, and monitor them in the same ways because they have the same issues.

 
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