Virtual Security Issues Many of the challenges in managing a virtualization security upgrade project revolves around the communication between members of an organization. The means or tools that communication efforts are based upon make no difference as long as there is a shared and accepted policy that is agreed upon between those who need to communicate. During times of transition, communication must remain in extra clear terms as the stress associated with transformation can lead to distortion and unwanted and unneeded stress.

The case study suggests that guests will simply lose control during the transformation and implies that a strict or more controlling measure is needed during this time. The dependence on digital communication does not restrict other means of communication. Verbal contracts and hand written or typed notes can serve as ample, legal and practical means to communicate during any digital down time. The need to communicate can always be made through word of mouth.

The idea of control sometimes means letting go. Much like a sports fisherman, the art of becoming successful in management requires the need to give and take slack. In this case, letting go of the need to control this situation seems appropriate considering the simplicity of the situations. The actual virtualization process should not last that long, and backup communication systems are surely in place such as phone numbers and contact numbers.

The nature of this upgrade suggest that simple procedures such as third party virtualization management tools and software systems are ample means of helping with the transition. Configuring virtual hosting platforms guests and networks to one another is a crticial task to help in this effort. Separating duties and assigning least privilege controls also help in this manner as well. Most importantly integration must be performed on a level aligned with both strategic and tactical employment of all resources related to the project.

Question 2

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Virtualization security requires keen skills and a clear mind that produces a well balanced attitude towards the problems at hand. The increase of workload being accomplished by this upgrade suggests that the management has addressed many of the major concerns related to classification and order. This however may have been ignored, or insufficiently delegated to an unacceptable standard and a useable approach may need to be created from scratch to allow the system to remain functional and eventually thrive in the long run.
One concern regarding classification deals with a term called bootstrapping. Sarkar (2003) wrote about this process in his research article. He suggested that "The Small Computer Systems Interface (SCSI) is a popular family of protocols for communicating with I/O devices, especially storage devices. iSCSI is a proposed transport protocol for SCSI that operates on top of TCP. There must be no restriction of network topology between the iSCSI boot client and the boot server other than those in effect for establishing the iSCSI session. Consequently, it is possible for an iSCSI boot client to boot from an iSCSI boot server behind gateways or firewalls as long as it is possible to establish an iSCSI session between the client and the server."

This is a concern if the proper security measures are not taken in earnest. The ability for others to sneak into backdoors or dismantle firewalls is always there, so essential information that does not need to be placed in such virtual worlds are best left behind in the real world. This practice should be enforced as a contingency for the problems that may arise during this transition. Regardless a reasonable plan should be listed as a primary concern for managers undertaking this project.

Question 3

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