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CyberCube | February 17, 2023
On February 16, 2023, CyberCube, a leading provider of cyber risk analytics, has identified vulnerable companies at risk of attack in a new ransomware campaign affecting thousands of businesses worldwide.
A ransomware campaign called ESXiArgs, which is automated, targets outdated VMware ESXi servers globally. The cybersecurity community reported that threat actors had improved their attacks starting on February 9, 2023. The campaign encrypts configuration files on at-risk ESXi servers, potentially making clients' virtual machines (VMs) unusable. Internet-wide scans conducted within days after the first reports indicated a fast infection rate, with over 2,000 servers infected.
The "CyberCube Briefing: Ransomware Risks & VMware Servers" report revealed that around 70,000 ESXi hypervisors worldwide could be at risk. CyberCube, through analysis of companies in its Industry Exposure Database (IED has identified organizations that utilize VMware ESXi hypervisors that may be at risk of the ESXiArgs ransomware.
CyberCube has modeled a ransomware attack on a large scale as part of Portfolio Manager. This scenario-based data-driven model allows risk professionals to generate insights for their teams and senior leadership. This tool also enables stress testing of insurance risk portfolios, helping identify areas of accumulation risk and loss drivers.
CyberCube's Cyber Threat Intelligence Principal, William Altman, commented, "Large US-based insureds operating in banking, education, manufacturing, non-profit, aviation, and agriculture are at higher risk of being attacked by threat actors leveraging vulnerabilities in ESXi hypervisors compared to insureds operating in other industries."
He added, "Large insureds ($1 billion-plus revenue) are at greater risk than medium, small, or micro-sized insureds. Large-sized companies are more likely to require the use of hypervisors and virtual machines as the foundation for the large-scale deployment of cloud computing and cloud storage resources."
(Source – Business Wire)
About CyberCube
CyberCube, founded in 2015, is a leading cyber risk analytics provider focused on the insurance industry. Its cloud-based platform enables insurance organizations to quantify cyber risk for placing insurance, underwriting cyber risk, and managing cyber risk aggregation using best-in-class data access and advanced multi-disciplinary analytics. The company's enterprise intelligence layer includes modeling on thousands of points of technology failure and provides insights on millions of companies globally.
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Mirantis | January 13, 2023
Mirantis has announced that its Mirantis OpenStack for Kubernetes (MOSK) has seen virtual machines deployed on its infrastructure increase more than 10 times the previous year. The latest release of MOSK 22.5 includes full support for OpenStack Yoga, shared file system-as-a-service using OpenStack Manila to support legacy workloads, and easy integration with monitoring systems to provide data on the state of cloud resources.
MOSK makes it possible for cloud-native and traditional applications to use digital infrastructure. This makes sure that applications are reliable and gives users full control over application data. MOSK offers centralized logging, monitoring, and alerting, as well as tools to automate management of the infrastructure underneath, from setting up hardware to configuring software.
Artem Andreev, product manager, Mirantis OpenStack for Kubernetes commented, “The significant growth we’ve seen of VM deployment on MOSK in 2022 serves, yet again, as proof that OpenStack is still a relevant and important infrastructure for virtualized workloads at enterprises and service providers.” He further said, “MOSK hardens the open source OpenStack as the basis for mission-critical operations, removing the typical challenges of OpenStack cluster deployment and operations with an easy-to-use virtualization platform – containerized and optimally-configured for Kubernetes.
(Source: Businesswire)
About Mirantis
Mirantis helps companies ship code faster on both public and private clouds. This makes developers more productive because they don't have to worry about managing infrastructure. The company takes a ZeroOps approach to managing and running Kubernetes and cloud environments by using intelligent automation and cloud-native skills. Mirantis provides a public cloud experience on any infrastructure, from the data center to the edge, with a single cloud experience for complete app and DevOps portability, a single pane of glass, and automated full-stack lifecycle management, all based on open source.
Mirantis works with some of the biggest companies in the world, like Adobe, DocuSign, Inmarsat, Nationwide Insurance, PayPal, Reliance Jio, Societe Generale, Splunk, and S&P Global.
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CoreStack | January 31, 2023
CoreStack and Logicalis announced a strategic partnership to offer customers a cloud governance solution that is the best in the business. CoreStack's NextGen Cloud Governance platform and Logicalis's Cloud Management Portal (CMP) will work together as part of the partnership to power the Production Ready Cloud (PRC) solution.
The solution provides customers with visibility and insight into their cloud consumption, governance, and security postures. The NextGen governance solution allows for multi-cloud governance and 360-degree visibility for financial management, security operations, and cloud operations in a single dashboard.
VP of Global Solutions, Stephen Buhagiar, noted, "We are excited to partner with CoreStack to help customers scale and accelerate their digital journey." CoreStack's NextGen platform provides transparency to help customers be more cost-effective, compliant, and secure, and to achieve seamless operations with increased availability.
(Source - Businesswire)
The platform connects directly to the Logicalis Digital Fabric platform and gives customers insights they can use and real-time visibility into how their digital ecosystem is doing. CoreStack's AI-powered solution has led to transformational results, including a 40% increase in cloud operational efficiencies, a 50% decrease in cloud costs, and 100% compliance with security standards.
About CoreStack
CoreStack is a NextGen Cloud Governance platform that helps businesses make more money, be more efficient, and gain a competitive edge through real-time cloud governance that is powered by AI. It helps FinOps, SecOps, and CloudOps make the most of their cloud spending while making sure security and compliance across multiple clouds. With executive dashboards for real-time insights, CoreStack has been recognized as a leader in cloud management by top industry analysts and strategic advisors and is affiliated with major cloud providers such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, Oracle Cloud, and Google Cloud.
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