RSS_Virtulization

Getting into scripting can be daunting. It’s easier to just use existing scripts found online, but if you choose this route you’ll quickly run into limitations. If you take the time to learn how to create your scripts, trust me, you’ll never look back! PowerCLI: The Aspiring Automator’s Guide Automating vSphere is particularly useful for countless applications and the best way is through PowerCLI – a version of PowerShell developed specifically for VMware. Learn how…

A majority of security pros said they’re most concerned about malicious payloads sent to employees via file attachments, according to a survey from GreatHorn. Image: iStock/Igor Kutyaev Phishing emails are one of the most common and successful ways to infect an organization with malware. Employees who’ve been instructed not to click on file attachments and links in unexpected emails still can’t seem to resist the temptation. Once triggered, a single malicious payload can lead to…

Michigan State University (MSU) has been impacted by a data breach stemming from a cyber-attack on an Ohio law firm. Bricker & Eckler LLP, which is associated with MSU Title IX contractor INCompliance Consulting, was hit with ransomware in January 2021.  An investigation into the incident determined that an unauthorized party gained access to certain Bricker internal systems at various times between approximately January 14 and January 31. “Findings from the investigation indicate that the party…

New research has revealed that nearly a quarter of IT security professionals share their work devices with members of their household.  The finding comes from the 2021 Global IT Security Survey published today by hardware-encrypted USB drive manufacturer Apricorn. Researchers questioned more than 400 IT security practitioners across North America and Europe about their security practices and policies during remote working conditions over the past 12 months. Sixty percent of respondents agreed that COVID-induced remote work conditions had…

Scam emails most commonly originate from Eastern European countries, according to a study by Barracuda Networks. Analyzing geolocation and network infrastructure across over two billion emails from its Threat Spotlight data, the researchers calculated the quantity of phishing emails as an overall percentage of total messages sent from regions throughout the globe. It was discovered that the five countries with the highest proportion of phishing attacks from emails sent were all from Eastern Europe. In descending…

An American man who stole someone’s identity and tried to purchase a chemical weapon on the dark web after going through a breakup has been sent to prison. Forty-six-year-old Jason William Siesser admitted attempting to buy a highly toxic chemical in amounts capable of killing hundreds of people on two occasions between June 14 and August 23, 2018. On August 4, 2020, Siesser pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to acquire a chemical weapon and…

03.21 vRealize Automation Cloud Launch Update We wish you a very featureful Easter! We kept our 03.21 (March) launch under the covers until the very end of the month; but it was worth it: It’s full of Easter Eggs! vRealize Orchestrator plugin for vRealize Automation Cloud Should I use vRealize Orchestrator or Automation? That’s such a standard vRealize user question but it’s really a chocolate bunny-and-chocolate egg problem1. Fear no more! With this new plugin…

According to Verizon, nearly half of businesses sacrificed mobile device security best practices to “get the job done.” Image: anyaberkut, Getty Images/iStockphoto According to the Verizon Business Mobile Security Index 2021, the massive shift to remote work caused by the COVID-19 pandemic left many businesses knowingly vulnerable to attacks from employees’ mobile devices. Of the more than 850 businesses surveyed for the report, 40% said mobile devices are their company’s biggest IT security threat, yet…

Mike Adams joined Brunswick, the $4.3 billion manufacturing business, in 2017 to define its enterprise architecture function and to work with then CIO Danielle Brown to craft a modernization strategy. Since then, the company has sold off its non-marine businesses and is now fully focused on the marine market (its brands include Boston Whaler, SeaRay, and Mercury), which allows for a streamlined customer digital engagement strategy. Promoted to CIO last fall, Adams has identified three…