Wybrane podatności i zagrożenia bezpieczeństwa środowiska wirtualnego w organizacji
Selected security vulnerabilities and threats in the virtual environment in organizations

Summary/Abstract: The implementation of virtual machines allows an organization to gain a number of advantages, among which the most important are better use of IT resources and their productivity, shortening the reaction of an enterprise to business needs by dynamic optimization of the software environment, costs reduction of future expansion of the IT infrastructure, lower capital and operating expenditures and a higher degree of reliability and business continuity of IT systems. However, the potential benefits of these solutions cannot obscure a very important issue, which is the security of systems running in a virtual environment. Due to a number of threats and vulnerabilities it requires the implementation of special tools as well as relevant administrative skills. The aim of this article is to identify opportunities and savings of this form of IT organization, but first of all, to present the vulnerabilities and threats of the virtual environment.

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