Hypervisor Security

Noun · Security & Infosec

Definitions

  1. The protection of the virtualization layer that creates and manages virtual machines, including hardening, patching, access control, and monitoring of the hypervisor. Hypervisor security is crucial because compromise at that layer can affect many guest systems at once.

    In plain English: Security for the software layer that runs and isolates virtual machines.

    Example: "The provider's hypervisor security review focused on admin interfaces, patch lag, and VM isolation guarantees."

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