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Businesses must develop virtual knowledge say experts

More than 40% of all businesses believe that their virtual servers more secure than physical ones, risking the threat of virtual attack by hackers.

After surveying 100 businesses, Kaspersky Lab also found that only one third of companies invest insecurity for physical environments, and had a basic knowledge of virtualization.

Commenting on the findings, Peter Beardmore, senior products and services at Kaspersky Lab said: “There is no doubt that the business benefits of virtualisation are huge – both in terms of cost and accessibility. But underestimating the security risks puts businesses of all sizes in a perilous position.

“The lack of knowledge shown by IT professionals is the main culprit, so businesses really need to invest in understanding the concept of virtualisation.”

Kaspersky Lab is now encouraging businesses to ensure they have sufficient knowledge in order to deal with the issue.

He added: “The industry needs to wake up to this situation and invest in adequate security solutions alongside a comprehensive education programme.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .