Archive for category cloud security
2021 Technical Goals
Posted by Erin K. Banks in cloud security, cloud security and compliance, personal on January 1, 2021
Of course I have my mental and physical health goals that I want to focus on in 2021 but I have been recently contemplating my technical goals for 2021. These are goals that are based on helping me excel in my technical knowledge and grow in my career. I have not had the traditional path […]
Every Business Needs to Prioritize Security
Posted by Erin K. Banks in cloud security, security on March 25, 2018
I recently got the opportunity to talk with BetaKit regarding small businesses and security. I am happy with the points we were able to make about the two topics but it is important to note, everyone constantly needs to be asking about the security of their data, the security of their premises, the security of […]
Juniper Firefly Perimeter 12.1×47 D10.2 Release – What’s New
Posted by Erin K. Banks in antispam, antivirus, cloud security, DLP, Firefly, Juniper, KVM, security, virtualization, virtualization, VMware on September 25, 2014
Several weeks ago, Juniper Networks officially released an updated version of Firefly Perimeter. The version is 12.1×47 D10.2. We provided a lot of new and amazing updates into the product. I wanted to take this opportunity to provide you with an understanding of what is currently available in this code. Unified Threat Management ( UTM […]
Recap of VMworld 2014 USA – Juniper Style
Posted by Erin K. Banks in cloud security, Juniper, Labs, security, virtualization, virtualization, VMware, VMworld on September 12, 2014
This was the first year that I got to attend VMworld as a member of the Juniper family. It was a great experience, we had our first lab in the Hands-on Lab which I personally think was a success. Of course we also had a booth with lots of traffic. We received a lot of […]
VMworld 2014 – Juniper at the Hands-on Lab
Posted by Erin K. Banks in cloud security, Juniper, Labs, virtualization, VMware, VMworld on July 23, 2014
This is an exciting year for me. I joined Juniper Networks and my first week, I submitted a lab proposal representing Juniper for the VMworld 2014 Hands-on Lab. Weeks later, it was approved and two weeks ago, I finalized the lab and document. I am so incredibly excited that for the first time ever, Juniper […]
VMworld 2014 Call for Papers – Vote for #1310
Posted by Erin K. Banks in cloud security, cloud security and compliance, compliance, Juniper, virtualization, VMware, VMworld on May 7, 2014
Yes… Yes… I admit that this is a shameless plug and if you know me, you know that doing anything like this is like pulling teeth for me. I really don’t like it but I understand that it needs to be done and I need to take any opportunity I can get. The VMworld 2014 […]
vShield / vCloud Networking and Security App – Excluding VMs
Posted by Erin K. Banks in cloud security, security, vCloud Network and Security, virtualization, VMware on February 17, 2014
This blog is specifically for VMware vCloud Networking and Security 5.x… I would definitely say that the number one question I get regarding vCloud Networking and Security is with regard to vShield App and all the things you can (and can not) do with it. One of the questions that I recently got was regarding […]
VMware Hardened Virtual Appliance Operations Guide
Posted by Erin K. Banks in cloud security, cloud security and compliance, compliance, policies, security, virtualization, virtualization, VMware on January 22, 2014
VMware recently released the Hardened Virtual Appliance Operations Guide. This whitepaper was written to assist with the additional components that an administrator may choose to implement on the hardened virtual appliances. You see VMware created a hardened virtual appliance “by embedding the technical requirements of the STIG in the design”. What the heck am I […]
November’s Important VMware Security Links
Posted by Erin K. Banks in cloud security, cloud security and compliance, compliance, security, virtualization, virtualization, VMware on November 11, 2013
Needless to say, my life has been crazy since joining VMware. My ability to update this site has been falling behind as I work on some amazing projects. I even took over the VMware Public Sector Blog.What I noticed today when I updated the Public Sector site because of a tweet I sent out, was […]
PCI DSS and VMware
Posted by Erin K. Banks in cloud security, cloud security and compliance, compliance, PCI DSS, security, virtualization on September 30, 2013
As much as I try to keep Security and Compliance separate because as you know, security and compliance are two totally different things, there are exceptions. You also know, compliance can sometimes help with regard to security. The number one standard where this is true is Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards or also known […]