RSS_Virtulization

As organizations continue to respond to a flurry of attacks by HAFNIUM and other threat actors leveraging Proxylogon (CVE-2021-26855) and related vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-26857, CVE-2021-26858, CVE-2021-27065), Tenable has released a plugin to help you identify potentially compromised assets. Background Microsoft published an out-of-band advisory for four zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server on March 2 in response to in-the-wild exploitation of these flaws by a nation-state threat actor known as HAFNIUM as well as several other…

In his book ‘An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations” published in 1776, Adam Smith offered the concept of an “Invisible hand” which is a metaphor for a collection of forces that operate successfully through a system of mutual interdependence. I thought about it over the past year, observing how some companies were able to meet the new demands from their customers and grow their businesses. They include DoorDash, Target,…

News Detail PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), a leading innovator in enterprise software, today announced that Sanjay Poonen, VMware’s chief operating officer, customer operations will present at the UBS Virtual Summit on Cloud & Infra Security Convergence on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at 9:45 a.m. PT/ 12:45 p.m. ET. A live webcast will be available on VMware’s Investor … Thu, 18 Mar 2021 00:00:00 PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW),…

We are sharing a recap of last week’s second quarterly Community All-Hands and the feedback we got from the community. The Community All-Hands deepen our engagement with the Docker community and bring users, contributors and staff together on a quarterly basis. It is an opportunity for the community to get updates on what we’re working on and align on priorities for the year. It also provides a live forum for the community to engage and…

A 50-year-old mom from Pennsylvania has been arrested after allegedly using deepfake technology to tarnish the reputations her daughter’s cheerleading rivals. Raffaela Marie Spone, of Chalfont, Bucks County, is accused of using technological trickery to make videos that appear to show members of a cheerleading group naked, smoking, or drinking.  The deepfake videos were sent to the cheerleaders’ coach in an alleged attempt to get the girls kicked off the squad.  Hilltown Township Police Department…

Global technology company Acronis has completed its fourth acquisition in the past 18 months by acquiring its long-time partner in South Africa. The acquisition of Synapsys was announced as part of an accelerated growth plan being carried out by Acronis. Synapsys is a channel-centric group of companies that specializes in distributing Acronis Cyber Protection Solutions. Synpasys has two arms: Synapsys Distribution (Proprietary) Limited, which services the managed service provider (MSP) market, and Synapsys Systems (Proprietary) Limited, a specialist software distributor. “Synapsys…

The latest scams use phishing emails to deliver remote access trojans to control a victim’s computer and steal sensitive data, says Cybereason. Image: alex_skp, Getty Images/iStockphoto Phishing attacks often exploit items and events in the news as a way to gain the attention and interest of potential victims. That strategy also includes seasonal events such as Christmas, Valentine’s Day, and everyone’s favorite, tax season. With the usual April 15 (now extended to May 17) deadline…

A cybersecurity consultant from Seattle has been indicted by a federal grand jury on multiple counts of cyberstalking. Sumit Garg is accused of waging an extensive year-long cyberstalking campaign against a woman with whom he and his wife formerly shared a two-bedroom apartment in the Belltown neighborhood of Seattle. The 31-year-old allegedly directed sexually explicit messages and social media posts at the woman and sent threats to her, her family members, and her boyfriend. When the victim…

Suspected internet crime complaints increased by 69% in 2020 compared to 2019 in the US, according to figures released in the FBI’s 2020 Internet Crime Report. Total complaints reached 791,790 last year, representing a rise of more than 300,000 compared to 2019. This resulted in total recorded losses of more than $4.1bn to victims, as cyber-criminals took advantage of the shift to online services as a result of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. The report from the…

The FBI has issued an alert to warn about an increase in PYSA ransomware attacks on education institutions in the US and UK. The FBI has issued Tuesday an alert to warn about an increase in PYSA ransomware attacks against education institutions in the United States and the United Kingdom. In March 2020, CERT France cyber-security agency warned about a new wave of ransomware attack that was targeting the networks of local government authorities. Operators behind…