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What is the most difficult aspect of security in a virtualized environment?
Hence, we believe the biggest security risk with virtualization is these “guest-to-guest attacks,” where an attacker gets the root or administrator privileges on the hardware, and then can hop from one virtual machine to another.
What are current threats specific to virtualized environments?
Sensitive data within a VM. Security of offline & dormant VMs. Security of pre-configured (golden image) VM/active VMs. Lack of visibility and control over virtual networks.
What are the best security practices for VMS?
This article describes security best practices for VMs and operating systems. The best practices are based on a consensus of opinion, and they work with current Azure platform capabilities and feature sets. Because opinions and technologies can change over time, this article will be updated to reflect those changes.
How to protect your windows and Linux VMS?
Cyberthreats are evolving. Safeguarding your VMs requires a monitoring capability that can quickly detect threats, prevent unauthorized access to your resources, trigger alerts, and reduce false positives. To monitor the security posture of your Windows and Linux VMs, use Azure Security Center.
How is the security of an IaaS VM secured?
IaaS VMs are secured at rest through industry-standard encryption technology to address organizational security and compliance requirements. IaaS VMs start under customer-controlled keys and policies, and you can audit their usage in your key vault. Restrict direct internet connectivity Monitor and restrict VM direct internet connectivity.
How to mitigate security risks in virtualized environments?
As enterprises embark on their virtualization journeys, it is critical to review existing processes and develop strategies to address security risks across physical and virtual environments in order to ensure compliance and security visibility in the data center. In the 2013 edition of the Cloud Computing Top Threats report by CSA 2