An Exhaustive Survey on Security Concerns and Solutions at Different Components of Virtualization

Abstract

Virtualization is a key enabler of various modern computing technologies. However, it brings additional vulnerabilities that can be exploited to affect the availability, integrity, and confidentiality of the underlying resources and services. The dynamic and shared nature of the virtualization poses additional challenges to the traditional security solutions. This article explores the vulnerabilities, threats, and attacks relevant to virtualization. We analyze the existing security solutions and identify the research gaps that can help the research community to develop a secured virtualization platform for current and future computing technologies.