News Detail PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– First sentence of release dated September 3, 2020 should read: 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 Jefferies Virtual Software Conference on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. PT/ 5:30 p.m. ET (instead of 12:30 … Wed, 09 Sep 2020 00:00:00 PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– First sentence of release dated…

News Detail PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) today announced that market research firm Forrester Research has named VMware a leader among infrastructure automation platform providers in a Q3 2020 report based on a 26-criterion evaluation. Forrester’s report, The Forrester Wave™: Infrastructure Automation Platforms, analyzes and scores 13 of the most significant infrastructure … Wed, 09 Sep 2020 00:00:00 PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) today announced that market research firm…

2020 has propelled us into a new digital reality – one where we are reliant on technology to help us maintain our way of life. This forced all age groups, from 8-80, to learn how to conduct their day-to-day online. I personally had my mother asking a million questions about how to video conference! But while we’re all looking to remain connected, we need to also . For those of us a little more tech-savvy, that means helping our family…

News Detail PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), a leading innovator in enterprise software, today announced that Pat Gelsinger, VMware’s chief executive officer, will present at the Deutsche Bank Technology Conference as part of a pre-recorded panel discussion on leadership, on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at 4:20 a.m. PT/ 7:20 a.m. ET. A live webcast will be available on … Fri, 04 Sep 2020 00:00:00 PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW),…

At McAfee, we support team members who are passionate about giving back. You are encouraged and empowered to make a substantial impact in improving our community and volunteering to help others.  Piyush, a Software architect in our Bangalore office, is a team member particularly passionate about his community and has dedicated countless hours volunteering at the Sheila Kothavala Institute for the Deaf (SKID).   Two years ago, his impact was multiplied when he shared his volunteer story during McAfee’s Social Initiative Contest (SIC), a program that contributes resources to the causes important to select employees who volunteer for non-governmental organizations (NGO).  Moved by Piyush’s story, the judges funded his program for two…

As a leader in cybersecurity, we at McAfee understand that every aspect of your digital life has potential weak spots that could make you vulnerable to threats and attacks. By incorporating security into everything you do online, you’re better protected from potential threats. To mount your offense, we’ve enlisted a team of partners that puts your security needs first, seamlessly blending our security with their services so you can live a confident life online. We…

When I was a threat analyst, too long ago for me to actually put in writing, I remember the thrill of discovery at the apex of the boredom of investigation. We all know that meme:   And over the years, investigation leads became a little more substantial. It would begin in one of a few ways, but the most common began through an alert as a result of SIEM correlation rules firing. In this situation,…

As Congress prepares to return to Washington in the coming weeks, finalizing the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) will be a top priority. The massive defense bill features several important cybersecurity provisions, from strengthening CISA and promoting interoperability to creating a National Cyber Director position in the White House and codifying FedRAMP. These are vital components of the legislation that conferees should work together to include in the final version of the bill, including:…

The various threat intelligence stories in this iteration of the Weekly Threat Briefing discuss the following topics: APT, Cryptojacking, DDoS, North Korea, Shlayer, Trojan, and Vulnerabilities. The IOCs related to these stories are attached to the Weekly Threat Briefing and can be used to check your logs for potential malicious activity. Figure 1 – IOC Summary Charts. These charts summarize the IOCs attached to this magazine and provide a glimpse of the threats discussed. Trending…

Open Source projects are the building blocks of any software development process. As we indicated in our previous blog, as more and more products use open source code, the increase in the overall attack surface is inevitable, especially when open source code is not audited before use. Hence it is recommended to thoroughly test it for potential vulnerabilities and collaborate with developers to fix them, eventually mitigating the attacks. We also indicated that we were…