Using Virtualization to Explore Issues in Network Security
Arturo Fagundo MIT Alum
Tue Jan 16, Thu Jan 18, Tue Jan 23, Thu Jan 25, Tue Jan 30, 03-04:00pm, 32-155
Thu Feb 1, 03-04:00pm, 32-141
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 29-Dec-2006
Limited to 15 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: general programming experience
Server virtualization has gained widespread attention and transformed the way companies think about their IT infrastructure. This class presents basic concepts which enable server virtualization, then delves into one application area, network security. By creating an isolated network environment, machines can be probed for vulnerabilities to a variety of security threats without jeopardizing valuable machines. Infected machines can be examined at a specific point in time for diagnostic purposes. This inspection can include memory, register state and physical storage. Common security threats, along with open source tools for generating and diagnosing various types of malware. Students can then apply the lessons learned to a set of subject VMs within an isolated network environment. Pregister by 12/15 at website.
Web: http://scripts.mit.edu/~ant/vmware
Contact: iap-vms@mit.edu
Sponsor: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Latest update: 27-Dec-2006
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