Opportunity Versus Risk:
What is the Right Balance When Adopting Virtualization

Sponsor: CA
Featured Analyst Firm: Gartner
Speakers: Neil MacDonald, Gijo Mathew
Type: Video (30 minutes)

 

For all the potential benefits virtualization offers, only 19% of the eligible workloads are being virtualized. Why?

What challenges are holding virtualization back? What steps can you take to better manage and expand your virtual environment? And how do you best secure your virtual environment while not adding new risk to your physical security?

Join Neil MacDonald, Vice President and Research Fellow at featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., as he looks at the opportunities and associated risks – both for security and service – in adopting virtualization. Then, Gijo Mathew, Vice President of Security Management at CA, reveals how effective management approaches can provide a catalyst to achieving IT’s business and strategic goals by effectively harnessing these pervasive technologies.

Additional topics addressed in this program include:

  • Security management technologies for the virtual world
  • The latest virtualization trends
  • The vital needs of virtualization
  • Technology to help you maintain and control separation of duties in a virtual world
  • The role the security officer plays in virtualization
  • The risks of virtualization and the best practices to address these risks

What does the future hold for virtualization? What next steps should you take? Watch “Opportunity Versus Risk: What is the Right Balance When Adopting Virtualization” available now.

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About Neil MacDonald, VP & Gartner Fellow, Gartner
Neil MacDonald is a vice president, distinguished analyst and Gartner Fellow in Gartner Research, based in Stamford, Connecticut. Mr. MacDonald is a member of Gartner's information security and privacy research team, focusing on operating system and application-level security strategies. Specific research areas include Windows security, host-based intrusion prevention systems, converged endpoint security, service-oriented application security, business process management security and the integration of security into the application development process. Mr. MacDonald joined Gartner in 1995 as an analyst in Gartner's networking research team, where he focused on network computing infrastructure including identity and access management, directory services and networked operating system security. This later evolved into Gartner's identity and access management research area. From 2001-2003, Mr. MacDonald led Gartner's worldwide team of industry-focused analysts, extending Gartner's research relevancy outside of the IT department to business executives wanting to use information technology to better run their business. When this research team was folded back into the main research organization in 2004, Mr. MacDonald rejoined the Information Security research team. Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. MacDonald worked for an information management organization in IT operations, where he was a network specialist responsible for the planning, deployment, security and support of a 9,500-node multiprotocol and multiserver network.

About Gijo Mathew, VP Security Management, CA
Gijo Mathew leverages more than ten years of software development and security experience to interpret customer needs, drive security awareness and implement risk centric strategies within enterprise organizations. In his current role he ensures that CA security management solutions reflect customer needs, market requirements and industry standards. Throughout his career, he has spoken at industry conferences, performed numerous security assessments, designed secure architectures, and advised organizations on complying with industry and government regulations, including Sarbanes-Oxley, GLBA, PCI, HIPAA, and other privacy regulations. His expertise extends into many areas of security including Data Loss Prevention, Security Information Management, and Identity Management. Gijo is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and uses his experience and knowledge to help organizations master the art of security by balancing business needs and risks.