Security
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Patch vCenter Server Critical Security Bug CVE-2021-22005 Download
Security concerns related to our VMware vSphere environments keep us up at night, and with good reason. Critical security bugs that affect your hypervisor virtualization environment can give an attacker the “keys to the kingdom.” It could potentially allow them…
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Office 365 Ransomware protection with SpinOne New Features
Companies are moving to the cloud in drove for housing many business-critical processes, including employee collaboration and productivity tools. The pandemic has taught us many things about how employees can work effectively. They don’t have to be located on-premises if…
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PowerShell Script workaround for SeriousSAM and HiveNightmare Vulnerability
There are many who are looking at ways to automate the process to apply the currently recommended remediation using a script. With Windows, PowerShell is the obvious choice here as it is easy to use and works well on the…
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Check Windows 10 for SeriousSAM and HiveNightmare Vulnerability Fix
***Update*** – Check out the link to my PowerShell remediation script below. Well, it has been quite a year so far in many ways. Including the fun we have had as system administrators is the seemingly record number of zero-day…
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Recovering from Ransomware in 2021
Ransomware is a terrifying thought for business-critical data. It seems like new reports, television news spots, Internet ads, and others are littered with ransomware attacks. There is no question this is one of the most dangerous threats for organizations today…
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VMware vCenter Server VCSA Remote Code Execution Exploited in the wild – VMSA-2021-0010 CVE-2021-21985
As a reminder to everyone and the danger of having unpatched systems, it is sobering to hear that the vCenter Server vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-21985 is being actively exploited. I had read the article here over the weekend showing the…
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VMware ESXi Passphrase and Account Lockout Configuration
Configuring password requirements is extremely important when it comes to the overall cybersecurity of your environment. VMware vSphere has the configuration capabilities to support most modern password requirements. When it comes to ESXi we can set ESXi passwords and account…
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Automated VMSA-2021-002 ESXi Workaround with Ansible
Just two days ago at the time of this writing, VMware has released a VMware Security Advisory that is listed as critical VMSA-2021-002 and is recommending that remediation for the vulnerability happen as soon as possible. This is a remote…
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Ubiquiti Breach – How to Change Your password and enable 2FA
If you are a Ubiquiti customer, you most likely received an email communication from Ubiquiti stating they have become aware of unauthorized access to certain information found in their systems. This is yet another breach in a long list of…
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SolarWinds Orion hack is VMware vSphere vulnerable
Most have heard about the breach at this point of the SolarWinds Orion product. This is an extremely concerning situation for those potentially using the Solarwinds Orion product in their environment. What is the Solarwinds Orion product? How is it…