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Kenneth van Surksum on
on February 1 2010, 4:51 PM
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It's no secret that in today's interconnected world, servers require extra security. Now Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization adds another layer of concern, since you are running a host operating system where multiple servers run virtually.
The attack surface is widened from many physical machines to a single one with multiple virtual machines (VMs). Not only do you need to follow your standards for those VMs as if they were standalone servers, but you also have to consider the hosts they are sitting on.
One can argue the virtues of security features between the various hypervisor implementations, but let's focus on what you should be doing when it comes to Hyper-V installations, specifically.
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