Introduction

In general, security is very important in infrastructure, and this applies to virtualization as well. In a highly virtual environment, and also in a private cloud, you must ensure that security is met on all layers. The new Hyper-V version comes with lots of configuration options to allow you to protect your host and virtual machines. The core security areas for virtual environments involve settings and options such as software and hardware updates, backup, high availability, access control, network protection, and auditing. In this chapter, you will see some of them, such as how to configure Windows Update for the Full and Server Core installations, access control using Authorization Manager and Simple Authorization, network protection with Port ACLs, disk encryption with BitLocker, and Hyper-V auditing.

By using these configuration options, you can enforce a safer environment for virtual and host computers.