Dror-John Roecher
Type of lecture: keynote
Language: EN
Held on 2010-07-11 11:30:00 (length: 50 min)
Location: WerkzeugH
Server virtualization has become commonplace and even security has picked up on the subject and established a common understanding of good security practice for virtualized server environments. But a new virtualization trend rises above the horizon - so called 'Client' or 'Desktop' virtualization. Whereas the scope of server virtualization was limited to the datacenter (and in some context stretched towards the location and ownership of the datacenters, e.g. in the context of cloud-based services), these new client computing approaches easily cross all existent logical and geographical boundaries within our computing environment. They enable a whole set of new services and delivery methods, flexibility in time, location, underlying hardware, operating system and presentation format. All these changes need to be addressed and constructively accompanied by security.
The presentation will detail concepts of client/desktop virtualization for security people, enabling them to understand what the technology does, how it does it and why businesses rush to introduce it. We will go on to discuss security of different solution architectures and establish some basic guidelines on choosing 'the right stuff for the situation'. These two parts of the presentation serve as a foundation for an abstracted discussion on how to tackle the big changes from a security perspective. How is security changing, what are we doing wrong, what are we doing right and how should we change the way we look at and apply security. Let's call this 'change the spirit of security'.
Dror-John Roecher enjoyed working with Cisco stuff and assessing the security of enterprise networks and datacenters for roundabout eight years before he widened his view and developed his approach to sensible and effective organizational and technological security in enterprise. He works as a Senior Security Consultant for a German system-integrator and focuses on security architecture, security in a changing (IT-)world, and security strategies for enterprise environments. Dror is a seasoned speaker and enjoys sharing his experience with his audience.