New security tools protect virtual machines

5-product test reveals differences between Reflex, Catbird, Beyond Trust, Hytrust and Trend Micro

By David Strom, Network World | Virtualization, Beyond Trust, Catbird

BeyondTrust's Web interface isn't the strongest, but here you see the collection of VMs under protection.

This is a very powerful product, but its power is based on its extensive custom scripting language that is all command-line based. If you are comfortable with Linux and command lines, this is the product for you.

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