VMware vSphere Security Cookbook

Preface

This book features two topics that I have a keen interest in: security and virtualization. The virtualization space can be complex in its own right, and like other technological areas, adding sufficient security can prove to be quite labor intensive and often frustrating. As technology evolves, the idea of building an infrastructure or project in a secure manner from the beginning is still somewhat novel in its approach. While more security controls are available in products, I find that such controls and features continue to be underutilized or not implemented at all.

Consider the following: on receiving a plate of pasta at your local restaurant, you are generally asked, "Would you like cheese with that?" This simple scenario and the relationship ...