VMware Virtual Machine Encryption Key Management
One of the exciting new features included with VMware vSphere 6.5 is the ability to encrypt VMware virtual machines by using a native encryption process that is managed at the…
Tag: security
How to Security Harden VMware ESXi Hosts
When thinking about security, security hardening is one of the terms we use to describe what we do to reduce the attack surface of a host to make it more…
Configure VMware Distributed Switch Private VLANs
Segmented and securing network traffic is an essential part of traffic flows in and out of the virtual environment. Traditionally VLANs have been used as a means of separating broadcast…
Create Secure FTPS server for VMware VCSA 6.5 Backups
We have covered in detail how to in general provision an FTP server using FileZilla for the purposes of targeting for our VCSA 6.5 backups. However, to take this a…
Install VMware VCSA vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Patches
As we have detailed on previous posts, VMware is committed to using Photon OS in just about all the appliances that are being deployed with various products now. The new…
Spinbackup G Suite Backup and Security Configuration
Cloud security is on everyone’s minds these days. As we covered in the first part of our two-part post, Spinbackup is a phenomenal product that protects organizations running Google G…
Praim Agile a Secure Mobile Interface for VDI and workstations
Managing thin clients as well as Windows workstations can be a challenge in itself. However, customizing the user interface so that it is streamlined and optimized for access to enterprise…
Audit VMware vSphere changes with Netwrix Auditor
Auditing is one of those challenging areas in IT that has always been a sore thumb subject to most administrators. Auditing has traditionally not been an easy thing to do.…
Secure Backup Data in flight and at rest with Nakivo
Protecting our data in today’s security conscious world is imperative for all infrastructure systems. However, an area that often gets overlooked when thinking about protecting sensitive data is our backups.…
Secure Home Lab DMZ network with VMware NSX firewall
With the recent announcement from VMUG that Advantage subscribers now have access to VMware NSX, it opens up a lot of possibilities for the VMware home lab environments out there.…