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New ransomware campaign targets old VMware flaw patched two years ago

TechSpot

Over the weekend, security researchers discovered that malicious actors are remotely exploiting a bug in VMware ESXi servers from two years ago. VMware's ESXi is a hypervisor that allows a server to host multiple virtual machines running various operating systems. Read Entire Article

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VMware: A Tech Titan And Leader In Cloud Infrastructure and Digital Transformation

CTOvision

Everyone has heard of VMware. Their roots are in virtualizing operating systems on servers. VMware provides enterprises with a way to better manage [.]. But the firm has become so very capable it is easy to misunderstand the firm.

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Arista Introduces Network Applications with VMware and Microsoft

Data Center Knowledge

At VMworld 2013 this week in San Francisco Arista Networks announced three new network applications that integrate with Arista Extensible Operating System (EOS) and bring a new level of awareness to critical applications in the data center: OpenWorkload, Smart System Upgrade and Network Telemetry.

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Back-to-Basics Weekend Reading - Virtualizing Operating Systems.

All Things Distributed

Back-to-Basics Weekend Reading - Virtualizing Operating Systems. This weekends back-to-basics reading is on operating system virtualization. There are two papers that deserve the "classic" tag as they both form the basis for operating system virtualization that is in production today. Comments ().

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Technology Short Take 176

Scott Lowe

VMware is patching a set of severe “sandbox escape” bugs. out of 10, and even VMware’s flagship ESXi hypervisor is affected. A new Bifrost remote access trojan (RAT) for Linux employs a number of techniques to remain hidden, including using a “VMware-esque” domain name for command and control 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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VMware launches new service to manage endpoint security

Network World

VMware wants to help companies get a better handle on the security of the computers their employees use. That helps businesses understand if they have machines operating outside the reach of their security systems, which could be a problem for protecting company data. .

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