Survey of Security Problems in Cloud Computing Virtual Machines

Ivan Studnia (1) , Eric Alata (1) , Yves Deswarte (1) , Mohamed Kaâniche (1) , Vincent Nicomette (1)

1 LAAS-TSF - Équipe Tolérance aux fautes et Sûreté de Fonctionnement informatique

Virtualization techniques are at the heart of Cloud Computing, and these techniques add their own vulnerabilities to those traditional in any connected computer system. This paper presents an overview of such vulnerabilities, as well as possible counter-measures to cope with them.

Mots clés: virtual machine; hypervisor; vulnerabilities; virtualization-based monitoring; isolation enforcemen

Domaines: Systèmes embarqués; Cryptographie et sécurité [cs.CR]

Ivan Studnia, Eric Alata, Yves Deswarte, Mohamed Kaâniche, Vincent Nicomette. Survey of Security Problems in Cloud Computing Virtual Machines. Computer and Electronics Security Applications Rendez-vous (C&ESAR 2012). Cloud and security:threat or opportunity, Nov 2012, Rennes, France. p. 61-74. ⟨hal-00761206⟩