VMware Inc.’s recent release of a large number of patches for its virtualization offerings is likely to be the first of many, as hackers increasingly focus their attention on virtualized environments. That’s according to security vendor Fortify Software Inc., which is urging companies to be cautious if they’re thinking of adopting virtualization technology.
Virtualization users should expect more attacks
September 10th, 2008 · Comments Off
Tags: · Virtualization, VMware, VMware ACE, VMware ESX, VMware Server
VMware fixes security bugs
March 21st, 2008 · Comments Off
VMware has identified and fixed seven security bugs in the free version of its hypervisor, which could let hackers launch denial-of-service attacks, change user privileges and forge RSA key signatures.
Tags: · security bugs, VMware
VMWare opens hypervisor to security apps
February 28th, 2008 · Comments Off
Virtual-machine software maker VMWare announced on Wednesday a way for security programs to access the company’s software and protect virtual systems in a way not possible today.
Tags: · security, VMSafe, VMware
Critical VMware bug lets attackers zap real Windows
February 26th, 2008 · Comments Off
A critical vulnerability in VMware Inc.’s virtualization software for Windows lets attackers escape the "guest" operating system and modify or add files to the underlying "host" operating system, the company has acknowledged.
Tags: · real Windows, VMware, VMware bug