The potential for security to be tightly integrated into virtual machine technology is an exciting prospect. Not only does virtualization offer IT departments the opportunity to reduce costs, but it also offers increased agility. Now that application vendors are coming to understand the benefits of virtual machine technology, the technical world has also started to take note of supplementary services, such as security products and functions, which can also reside in these virtualized environments. Heron will discuss the future of security in virtualized environments and how IT professionals can take a Security Risk Management (SRM) approach to securing their virtual machines.