Ansible Software Patching for Beginners
Ansible is a well-known configuration management solution that can be used for automating many different things. One thing you can do very well with Ansible is using it for updates…
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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…
Hyper-V Critical remote code execution vulnerability in May 2021 patch Tuesday
The past few months from a security perspective have been a roller coaster of zero-day vulnerabilities and critical patches that have been needed to patch serious issues found across a…
Crypt32.dll Vulnerability Affects Hyper-V and Windows Operating Systems
Update 1.15.2020 – It appears that only Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016/2019 are affected. Also, see my post here detailing the patch hyperlinks: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2020/01/download-crypt32-dll-patch-tuesday-security-rollup/ If you are running Windows…
5 Ways to Improve Virtualization Security
Security is a top priority among businesses today and no doubt as a virtualization administrator you are tasked with ensuring securing in your environment is what it needs to be.…
VMware VCSA 6.7a Released – Upgrade VCSA 6.7 to VCSA 6.7a
It seems like vSphere 6.7 just dropped but VMware is continuing with their blistering pace of patching and updating products. VMware vCenter VCSA Appliance 6.7a has been released as a…