alleryStart learning →A compromise of the hypervisor could result in compromise of:
AAll storage it holds
BAll sessions it hides
CAll services it halts
DAll systems it hosts
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. All systems it hosts
1. Every guest depends on the layer beneath it.
2. Control of that layer means control of them all.
3. A compromise of the hypervisor could result in the compromise of all systems that it hosts.
4. So the answer is all systems it hosts.
_Source: NIST SP 800-144, 'Guidelines on Security and Privacy in Public Cloud Computing'_
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