New Targets

Files encrypted by ransomware have been the nightmare scenario of IT departments, and even specialized operating systems like the ESXi server are not immune. We look at how to mitigate risk and prepare for recovery if hypervisor protection fails.

Matthias Wübbeling

Today, it hardly matters which operating systems are used on servers; the malware developers working in the background cover all the popular systems. Even specialist operating systems such as the VMware ESXi hypervisor have repeatedly been targeted by criminals. This article sheds light on the damage potential, pointing out ways to mitigate risk and actions to help prepare for an incident. In many cases, you will hear about the benefits of virtualization, the added security that isolating individual machines can provide, and how easy it is to revert to previous versions at any time with snapshots. Modern ransomware and the behavior of the groups behind it have adapted to this kind of reasoning and the technology behind it. Today, malware is installed well ahead of the attack. The overhead required…

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ADMIN Network & Security (Digital) - 1 Issue, January/February 2023

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