CHAPTER 10

Virtualization and Cloud Security

In this chapter, you will

•   Become familiar with cloud concepts

•   Explore virtualization concepts

Virtualization and cloud services are becoming common enterprise tools to manage cost, capacity, complexity, and risk. You need to understand how these services contribute to a security solution in today’s enterprise, as described in this chapter.

Certification Objective  This chapter covers CompTIA Security+ exam objective 2.2: Summarize virtualization and cloud computing concepts.

Cloud Models

There are many different cloud deployment models. Clouds can be created by many entities, both internal and external to an organization. Many commercial cloud services are available from a variety of firms, ...

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