Threats to VMS

Question 1

VM Escape

Answer 1

▪ An attack that allows an attacker to break out of a normally isolated VM
by interacting directly with the hypervisor
▪ Elasticity allows for scaling up or down to meet user demands

Question 2

Data Remnants

Answer 2

Contents of a virtual machine that exist as deleted files on a cloud-based
server after deprovisioning of a virtual machine

Question 3

Privilege Elevation

Answer 3

Occurs when a user is able to grant themselves the ability to run
functions as a higher-level user

Question 4

Live migration occurs when a VM is moved from one physical server to another
over the network

Answer 4

Live migration occurs when a VM is moved from one physical server to another
over the network