Automate CurveBall Crypt32.dll Patching
With the recent developments with CurveBall Crypt32.dll, everyone is no doubt thinking about patching their Windows environments and doing this quickly. Even if you have WSUS in play, you may…
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Download CurveBall Crypt32.dll Patch Tuesday Security Rollup
Update 1.16.2020 – New name coined “CurveBall” for the Crypt32.dll vulnerability. Update 1.15.2020 – It appears that only Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016/2019 are affected. However, there is another…
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…
Hypervisor Security Best Practices
When it comes to today’s modern infrastructures, most if not all are running some type of hypervisor powered virtual environment in some part of their organization. Virtualization has opened many…
VMware vCenter Server Security Best Practices
There is no question that vCenter Server is at the core of importance when it comes to VMware vSphere environments. The vCenter Server is the centralized management plane for administering…
Recover from Ransomware with Effective Backups
As IT professionals today, there is no doubt in our minds that data is more important that it has ever been before. Data is the very heart of the businesses…
VMware NSX-T 2.5 New Features with NSX Intelligence
VMware NSX-T 2.4 was certainly a game changer in the world of VMware software-defined networking. With the release of NSX-T 2.4, VMware was certainly putting the writing on the wall…
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.…
Three Free SSL Certificates and Tools
There are various means that can be used to create free self-signed certificates that can be used for various means. This can include lab environments or POCs of products, testing,…
Install LogRhythm NetMon in VMware vSphere VM
In the previous post, Free Network Threat Detection Monitoring and Forensics Tool, we tool a look at a great free network threat detection, monitoring solution, and forensics tool in the…