Trend Report

Securing Virtual Server Environments

Server Virtualization Security: 90% Process, 10% Technology

Simon Yates
Aug 18, 2008

Summary

There are no known vulnerabilities that can seriously compromise a virtual server based on hypervisor technology from Citrix/Xen, Microsoft, or VMware today. As vendors improve the control and visibility of the underlying virtualization layer, however, administrators will gain more confidence that their virtual systems can't be exploited. In the meantime, security professionals should sleep at night, knowing that they can protect their organizations' virtual systems by simply updating their security practices.

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