Virtualization Security

D Shackleford

• 04 december 2012
• 9781118288122

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Securing virtual environments for VMware, Citrix, and Microsoft hypervisors Virtualization changes the playing field when it comes to security. There are new attack vectors, new operational patterns and complexity, and changes in IT architecture and deployment life cycles.

The essential guide to protecting your virtualized systems

Securing virtual environments is not the same as securing physical environments—the stakes are higher and the process is more complicated. With different architectural models, new attack vectors, and new security controls to implement and tune, virtualization dramatically changes the security playing field.

Discover the best practices for securing your virtualized systems with this detailed guide. Author Dave Shackleford is a well-known security expert who brings you up to speed on the technologies and strategies you should know and shows you how to properly secure virtual environments.

This essential guide includes:

• A thorough overview of virtualization security—actual and theoretical threats
• Step-by-step processes for securing the three leading hypervisors—VMware vSphere™ and ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V®, and Citrix XenServer®
• Smart ways to design virtual networks to be more secure from the outset
• Effective strategies for integrating new virtual network layers into existing physical infrastructures
• Securing virtual machines (VMs), especially against VM-focused attacks
• Proper logging and auditing management for virtual environments
• Managing change and configuration with new policies and processes that take into consideration virtualization security
• Tips and tricks for improving disaster recovery and business continuity
• Leveraging Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) for security, as well as considerations for securing Storage Virtualization and Application Virtualization