VMware has released security patches for its Workstation, Player, Fusion, ESXi and ESX products in order to address two vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to compromise the host system or crash a virtual machine. View full post on Techworld.com security View full post on National Cyber Security
VMware virtualisation source code stolen, but impact unclear
VMware ESX source code has been stolen and posted online, but the company says its virtualisation platform doesn’t necessarily pose an increased risk to customers. The stolen code amounts to a single file from sometime around 2003 or 2004, the company said. “The fact that the source code may have…
Enterprise security threatened by mobile and virtualisation
Increased use of mobile devices, especially smartphones, in addition to the transition to virtualisation, are key factors weighing on enterprises trying to sort out security strategy and budgets, according to a survey of 688 information and security managers. According to the authoritative Ponemon Institute in the “State of the Endpoint”…