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    If I were the editor, I would interject a "hopefully" and "theoretically" in a few choice locations in that quote. As is, it's definitely a false statement. Commented Jun 23, 2012 at 6:42
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    A example of a real life attack from guest os to host os. venom.crowdstrike.com Commented Jun 25, 2015 at 23:13
  • A very generic statement is that the security of the host and network depends on the security of the interfaces between said host / network and the client VM. You should consider installing the absolute minimum of tools, configuring minimum network access and configuring minimum of hardware devices to minimize risk. If you just run a VM in a memory sandbox then you will likely be secure; the only interfaces to attack would be the CPU and memory subsystem of the visor. You would also have a pretty useless VM. E.g. do you need a floppy? Commented Sep 11, 2015 at 11:25