IBM Virtualization Achieves One of Industry's Highest Security Levels, Says Government Evaluator

it was designed to be shared by hundreds of simultaneous users," said Rich Lechner, vice president virtualization, IBM. "That rigorous virtualization design point has resulted in robust security."

The Common Criteria is an international standard for computer security that provides clients the assurance that the process of specifying, developing, and evaluating a computer product has been conducted in a rigorous manner for the areas that the tests measure. The Common Criteria defines a number of processes including an Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL). The EAL is a set of strict requirements that covers the certain development areas of the product reviewed.

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About The Common Criteria

The Common Criteria (CC) is an internationally recognized ISO standard used by the United States federal government and other organizations to assess security and assurance of technology products. The CC provides a standardized way of expressing security requirements, defines the respective set of rigorous criteria by which the product will be evaluated, and is widely recognized among IT professionals, government agencies, and customers as a seal of approval for mission-critical software. To find out more about the Common Criteria security certification standards, visit http://www.commoncriteriaportal.org.

[1] For a complete listing of Common Criteria evaluation and validation products, please visit: http://www.commoncriteriaportal.org/public/consumer/index.php?menu=4

[2] http://www.commoncriteriaportal.org/public/files/epfiles/0324a.pdf [see page 3]

[3] http://www.commoncriteriaportal.org/public/files/epfiles/0225a.pdf [see page 3]

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