Security Requirements

Question 1

▪ Threat attempts to get out of an isolated VM and send commands to the
underlying hypervisor
▪ Is easier to perform on a Type II hypervisor than a Type I
hypervisor
● Patched
● Up to date

Answer 1

VM Escape

Question 2

Threat attempts to move from one VM to another on the same host

Answer 2

VM Hopping

Question 3

Occurs when an attacker circumvents sandbox protections to gain access
to the protected OS or other privileged processes

Answer 3

Sandbox Escape

Question 4

▪ Sends the virtual machine from one host to another while it is running
▪ Ensure that live movement only occurs on a trusted network or utilizes
encryption

Answer 4

Live Migration

Question 5

▪ Leftover pieces of data that may exist in the hard drive which are no
longer needed
● Encrypt virtual machine storage location
● Destroy encryption key

Answer 5

Data Remnants

Question 6

Uncontrolled deployment of virtual machines

Answer 6

VM Sprawl