Securing virtualized cloud systems has traditionally been challenging.  It is crucial to secure not only the virtual servers but the infrastructure in which they reside.  Traditionally external devices such as firewalls, IDS/IPS, access control, monitoring and other systems have been used to combat external threats. These are good at securing the LAN infrastructure and can be an effective barrier even when deployed to protect elements such as virtual switches, virtual I/O  directors (such as Xsigo’s) and SAN infrastructure.  However there’s a greater challenge in securing the virtual host systems themselves. 

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High-Tech ‘Band-Aids’ Call Doctors : NPR by Eric Whitney

July 30, 2010 from CPR

Band-Aids aren’t just for cuts anymore.

There’s a new generation of wireless medical sensors mounted on an adhesive strip. The so-called smart Band-Aid can call a doctor and transmit all kinds of physiological information when it detects a problem.

All this may eventually save lots of money, and lives. But the technology is so new that federal regulators are still figuring out exactly what kind of rules are necessary to keep the public safe.

Even though the technology is cutting edge, it builds on more than a decade of refining the practice of “remote monitoring.” That’s when health care providers give patients simple-to-use home diagnostic equipment that connects to a network.

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