<div align="center">Virtualisation as a blackhat tool</div>

<div align="center">Kevin Skapinetz, technology strategy, IBM Internet Security Systems</div>

Virtualisation is quickly becoming a favourite component of modern computing
environments. With a proven ability to reduce costs and improve resource
efficiency, it’s no wonder that IT professionals have rapidly embraced this technology
with open arms. Unfortunately, the same characteristics that allow virtualisation
to solve many complex IT problems also makes it a potential tool for
building potent new malware.

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