SECURITY ASSESSMENT OF VIRTUAL MACHINE ENVIRONMENTS
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1. A method comprising:
- identifying each virtual machine in a set of virtual machines managed by a virtual machine manager;
determining, for each virtual machine in the set, whether the respective virtual machine is online;
collecting, for each virtual machine in the set determined to be offline, a machine image of the virtual machine via the virtual machine manager; and
assessing security of the offline virtual machines from the collected images.
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Each virtual machine in a set of virtual machines managed by the virtual machine manager is identified. For each virtual machine in the set, it is determined whether the respective virtual machine is online. For at least the virtual machines determined to be offline, a machine image is collected for each offline virtual machine. Security of the offline virtual machines is assessed from the collected images. For virtual machines identified as online, an agent is loaded on each online virtual machine in the set via the virtual machine manager. The loaded agents are used to assess security of the online virtual machines in the set.
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1. A method comprising:
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identifying each virtual machine in a set of virtual machines managed by a virtual machine manager; determining, for each virtual machine in the set, whether the respective virtual machine is online; collecting, for each virtual machine in the set determined to be offline, a machine image of the virtual machine via the virtual machine manager; and assessing security of the offline virtual machines from the collected images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. Logic encoded in non-transitory media that includes code for execution and when executed by a processor is operable to perform operations comprising:
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identifying each virtual machine in a set of virtual machines managed by a particular virtual machine manager; determining, for each virtual machine in the set of virtual machines, whether the respective virtual machine is online; collecting, for each virtual machine in the set determined to be offline, a machine image of the virtual machine via the particular virtual machine manager; and assessing security of the offline virtual machines from the collected machine images.
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19. A system comprising:
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at least one processor device; at least one memory element; and a security assessment module, adapted when executed by the at least one processor device to; identify each virtual machine in a set of virtual machines managed by a particular virtual machine manager; determine, for each virtual machine in the set of virtual machines, whether the respective virtual machine is online; load, via an API of the virtual machine manager, an agent on each virtual machine in the set of virtual machines determined to be online; and use the agent to assess security of the at least one online virtual machine. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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