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Report: Symantec on Threats to Virtual Environments

ID: 9dfab2f6-8e2c-5c0f-93e0-f6d6a02e5805

STIX ID: report--9dfab2f6-8e2c-5c0f-93e0-f6d6a02e5805

Feed Name: Security Ledger

Threat Score
45/100

Date Published: 2014-08-14

Date Updated: 2026-05-08

Author: Paul Roberts

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A Symantec report noted by SANS warns that malware—exemplified by W32.Crisis—can target virtual environments by manipulating VM storage on the host to evade detection; the paper cautions that network traffic and activity inside virtual containers may not be monitored by IDS or DLP, creating potential blind spots for security monitoring.

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