Virtualization isn’t a new trend, these days it’s an essential element of infrastructure design and management. Organizations are still learning as they go when it comes to cloud-based initiatives. Virtualization allows for quick copies of the Guest OS, but policies need to be put in place in order to dictate who can make these copies, if copies will (or can) be archived, and if so, where (and under what security settings) will these images be stored. If the virtualized hardware isn’t essential, it should be disabled as a rule.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2134103/seven-essentials-for-vm-management-and-security.html