Q. Where can I read the Microsoft Hyper-V Security Guidelines?

John Savill

April 15, 2009

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A. Microsoft has released its office security guide for Hyper-V. You can read the guide online or download it.

The guide focuses on the following areas:

  • Hardening the Hyper-V role. Prescriptive guidance for hardening the Hyper-V role, including several best practices for installing and configuring Hyper-V with a focus on security. These best practices include measures for reducing the attack surface of Hyper-V as well as recommendations for properly configuring secure virtual networks and storage devices.

  • Delegating virtual machine management. Prescriptive guidance to help you safely and securely delegate administrative access to virtual machine resources within an organization.

  • Protecting virtual machines. Prescriptive guidance for securing virtual machine resources, including best practices and detailed steps for protecting virtual machines by using a combination of file system permissions, encryption, and auditing.

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