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Making Sense of Virtualization Security
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Amir Ben Efraim, CEO, Altor NetworksAmir is CEO and co-founder of Altor Networks. Amir has over 18 years of experience in high-tech management, including marketing, business development and software engineering. Most recently, Amir was head of business development at Check Point Software where he led the company’s global BD efforts, including partnerships, OEMs, corporate strategy and M&A considerations. Previously, Amir was co-founder and senior vice president of marketing at Blue Wireless, a vendor of personalization software for telecommunication carriers. Prior to Blue Wireless, Amir led marketing initiatives at Netro Corporation, and simulation projects as lead software engineer at Amdahl Computers. Amir holds an M.B.A. from UCLA, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from UC Berkeley. |
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Expert Session Overview With so many possible approaches to securing virtual networks, it’s no wonder even virtualization and security-savvy IT pros are unsure how to proceed. Join this session for a review of the advantages and disadvantages of the main contenders, including VLANs and ACLs, physical and virtual network firewalls, and physical and virtual IDS. You’ll also learn how purpose-built VM security enables you to take full advantage of VMotion/DRS and how security providers are using key VMWare technologies like VMsafe for enhanced protection. |
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Amir Ben Efraim, CEO, Altor Networks

