Episode 59: Virtualization Security Overview

Virtualized environments introduce a unique set of security concerns that CISOs must understand and manage. In this episode, we break down how hypervisors, virtual machines, and containers work—and how these technologies change the security landscape. You’ll learn about hypervisor attacks, inter-VM threats, virtual network segmentation, and the implications of snapshot management and VM sprawl. We explore how virtualization platforms like VMware, Hyper-V, and KVM must be hardened and monitored.
From an executive perspective, securing virtual environments requires proper configuration…