The document discusses the importance of securing virtualized data, likening sensitive company information to valuable possessions that require added protection. It highlights the increased risks and costs associated with data breaches in virtual environments, emphasizing the need for employee training and tailored security strategies. Key recommendations include educating staff on safe practices and proactively protecting data at its core, regardless of its environment.

1. How to protect
VIRTUALIZED DATA
from theft

2. Where do
you keep the
most valuable
possessions
in your home?

3. Some items, such as
a prized painting, are
present in our daily lives.
Others, such as the
deed to your house, may
require added security.

4. Many people invest in
fire-proof safe deposit
boxes to house their
“crown jewels.”
This increased security
should also apply to the
way companies secure
their sensitive data.

5. For companies, crown
jewels usually include
mission-critical data,
intellectual property,
personally identifiable
information (PII) and more.

6. Thanks to their
speed and scale,
virtualized
environments
are an ideal home
for sensitive
information.

7. Virtualization can
also help cut data
center costs, improve
system performance
and consolidate
server workloads.

8. However, according to
Kaspersky Lab, security
attacks on virtualized
infrastructure can
cost twice as much
as attacks focused only
on physical servers.

9. To protect your
crown jewels
from being
exposed, focus
on the following
tips for securing
virtualized data:

10. Train employees
with your specific
environment
in mind.

11. Only 56 percent of companies
are specifically prepared
to manage data security in
virtual environments – and the
estimated cost of a virtualized
data breach is $800,000.

12. To protect the
company’s
critical data, tailor
your security
approach to suit
both types of
environments.

13. Educate your
team about the
secondary costs
of data theft.

14. If your bank was raided, you
might cancel your account
and withdraw your savings.
After a breach on your
company’s data, your
customers might consider
the same types of actions.

15. Employees can follow
guidelines for safe file sharing,
compliance and secure login
tactics to help protect your
brand’s integrity, credit
score, customer relationships
and legal ramifications.

16. Protect your
crown jewels
where the
data resides.

17. By protecting data at
its core, regardless
of the surrounding
environment, your
security strategy will
meet the needs of
your virtualized and
physical data stores.

18. If you can look inside
your data and quickly
assess its contents, you
can identify risks and
protect your company
from the inside out.

19. Learn more about managing and protecting
virtualized data.
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