Securing Virtual Machines
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I was wondering, when you launch a VM in the cloud or in a On-Prem Server does the individual VM get antivirus software or is that software provided by the server whether that is cloud or on-prem?
Thanks
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This question highlights an important cloud principle called the "Shared Responsibility Model". Let's say I spin up a Windows virtual machine in a public cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc). It is my responsibility to install the appropriate antivirus software following the provisioning of the VM. It is the responsibility of the cloud provider to keep the hardware secure on which my VM is running.
When you are operating on-prem - everything is your responsibility. :-) Notice there is no Shared Responsibility Model in this case.
I hope this helps and I look forward to answering any follow up questions you might have.
