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The Paradox of Security in Virtual Environments
November 2008 (vol. 41 no. 11)
pp. 22-28
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Michael Price, "The Paradox of Security in Virtual Environments," Computer, vol. 41, no. 11, pp. 22-28, November, 2008.
 
 
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@article{ 10.1109/MC.2008.472,
author = {Michael Price},
title = {The Paradox of Security in Virtual Environments},
journal ={Computer},
volume = {41},
number = {11},
issn = {0018-9162},
year = {2008},
pages = {22-28},
doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MC.2008.472},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
}
 
 
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Michael Price, Automatic Partners
Virtualization trims administrative overhead, eases system management, and combats OS-level security vulnerabilities. However, it also exhibits new characteristics and exposes new vulnerabilities that can be detrimental to securing the system.

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Index Terms:
virtualization, virtual machines, security, IT system management
Citation:
Michael Price, "The Paradox of Security in Virtual Environments," Computer, vol. 41, no. 11, pp. 22-28, Nov. 2008, doi:10.1109/MC.2008.472
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