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VMWare: Patch ESXi Servers and Disable OpenSLP to Avoid Ransomware

SecureWorld News

VMware has recently issued a warning to its customers to install the latest security updates and disable the OpenSLP service on their ESXi servers. This warning comes after a large-scale campaign of ransomware attacks targeted internet-exposed and vulnerable ESXi servers.

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VMware patches critical virtual machine escape flaws

Network World

VMware has released critical security patches for vulnerabilities demonstrated during the recent Pwn2Own hacking contest that could be exploited to escape from the isolation of virtual machines. The patches fix four vulnerabilities that affect VMware ESXi, VMware Workstation Pro and Player and VMware Fusion.

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Building a VMware-Formatted Cumulus VX Vagrant Box

Scott Lowe

In this post, I’m going to walk you through the process I used to build a Vagrant box for Cumulus VX that will work with VMware desktop hypervisors (like VMware Fusion or VMware Workstation ). If you’re not familiar with Cumulus VX, it’s a virtual appliance version of Cumulus Linux. This will create a “native” VMware VM.

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Forget the FUD: VMware NSX and Cisco ACI SDN solutions

Virtualized Greek

There has been a good deal of FUD spread since VMware has announced their NSX network hypervisor based on software from their $1 billion Nicira acquisition. VMware is a large corporation but, $1 billion is a lot of money to any company and a big bet on network virtualization. This places VMware and Cisco on a collision course.

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Microsegmentation – Secure Your Internal Network

CTOvision

Microsegmentation like that provided by vendors CISCO and VMware state that traditional perimeter defenses akin to medieval castles walls no longer work. Microsegmentation brings three important things to the table: 1) support for network virtualization; 2) support for software defined networking; and 3) automation. Nathaniel Crocker.

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GeekWire Summit: T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert to headline the final day of our signature event

GeekWire

Now, with the era of 5G wireless upon us, Sievert is expanding T-Mobile’s footprint beyond the traditional wireless industry, taking on the cable and telecom giants with new television and home internet services, while upholding the trash-talking traditions of his predecessor in the role, John Legere.

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Dimension Data: Delivering the Hybrid IT That Africa’s Distributed, Fast-Paced Organizations Need to Succeed

CIO Business Intelligence

Part of the NTT Group, Dimension Data provides enterprises throughout Africa and the Middle East with everything from a full array of cloud solutions to customized development services that build on cutting-edge advances in analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things.

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