New Draft Computer Security Document Focuses on Cloud Computing and Virtualization Technology

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an agency of the U.S. Commerce Department, has issued draft recommendations for securely configuring and using full virtualization technologies, which, by means of software, duplicate a computer's operating system and its applications on other machines. The draft of NIST Special Publication 800-125, Guide to Security for Full Virtualization Technologies may be obtained from the NIST Computer Security Resource Center here. Submit comments here with "Comments SP 800-125" in the subject line.

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