IBM’s X-Force security research team and IBM Research are studying ways to protect virtual computing environments. Code named Phantom, the research project has been ongoing and could result in new products and best practices designed to leverage the hypervisor to improve security. In this interview at RSA 2008, Joshua Corman, principal security strategist with IBM’s ISS team, explains Project Phantom and how IBM says it could help alleviate some of the risks associated with virtual environments. [kml_flashembed movie="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=-6337324152712348910" width="400" height="326" wmode="transparent" /]