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The Resurrection of CVE-2021-21974: The Ransomware Attack on VMware ESXI Hypervisors that Doesn’t Seem to Go Away

CATO Networks

The ransomware attack that exploits a vulnerability in VMware ESXi hypervisors, has reportedly hit over 500 machines this past weekend. Shodan data indicates that many servers were initially hosted in the OVHcloud, but the blast radius appears to be constantly expanding. Why is CVE-2021-21974 a concern?

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Paolo Maffezzoli posted an update: Ransomware gang uses SSH tunnels for stealthy VMware ESXi […]

4sysops

Ransomware gang uses SSH tunnels for stealthy VMware ESXi access Ransomware groups are increasingly targeting VMware ESXi hypervisors by utilizing SSH tunneling to remain hidden while maintaining access. Cybersecurity firm Sygnia notes that attackers typically exploit known vulnerabilities or compromised credentials to gain entry.

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The Meltdown-Spectre Exploits: Lock-down your Servers, Update Cloud Instances

CATO Networks

The much publicized critical CPU vulnerabilities published last week by Googles Project Zero and its partners, will have their greatest impact on virtual hosts or those servers where threat actors can gain physical access. Most cloud providers have already patched the underlying hypervisors.

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VMware clients: Strategic migration to Nutanix & Cisco

The Network DNA

VMware clients: Strategic migration to Nutanix & Cisco Software-defined Nutanix needs servers to run its HCI software and AHV hypervisor. Partner Cisco has thousands of UCS servers installed, including blades and rack shelves. Nutanix is partnering with Cisco to certify Cisco's UCS blade servers.

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The Software Revolution’s Next Stop: The Enterprise Network

CATO Networks

Think of an operating system and a server. This problem was addressed by Virtualization and the Hypervisor. And if the server software failed, the hardware could still run other virtual server instances. At the most basic level, network and security appliance vendors are packaging their solutions into virtual appliances.

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Veeam Backup & Replication

Akins IT

Human error, for example, is the number one cause of service interruption, with server failure, storage failure, and power failure following it. Restoring from private cloud to on-prem is much faster than attempting to restore from public cloud to on-prem, as the files are already accessible in your network.

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Modern NPM: Critical for Effective APM

Kentik

Distributed Applications Make Network Role Key. Network operations is no longer about the free and unfettered flow of packets across the wire. Network managers are increasingly supporting cross-domain efforts to deliver high-performing applications. Clearly, network managers no longer operate their networks in a vacuum.