IBM Systems Virtualization: Servers, Storage, and Software

whitePaper | October 12, 2022

During routine analysis of detection performance, we noticed a batch of processes that respected the same pattern in the process names. These names begin with sys, win or lib followed by a word that describes the functionality, such as bus, crt, temp, cache, init, and end in 32.exe. We later noticed that the .bat files and the downloaded payloads respect the same naming convention. Further investigation revealed the components are part of a monitoring application called SecondEye, developed in Iran and distributed legitimately via the developer’s website. We also found that some spyware components were already described in an article published by Blackpoint [1]. In the article, researchers drew attention to the dangers of legally distributed monitoring software with malicious behavior

whitePaper | February 15, 2022

Cybersecurity is a top concern at the highest levels of government and industry worldwide. More than ever, government and corporate leaders – from Senators and Members of Parliament to CEOs and Board Directors – are deeply engaged in ensuring effective cybersecurity strategies are in place at government agencies and companies.

whitePaper | July 12, 2022

As virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) has become more prevalent, point solutions have emerged to address associated delivery issues. These solutions burden IT infrastructure, but with little benefit. Organizations need a solution that can offer added security, network performance improvements, and vendor-specific optimizations, all while improving architecture for non-VDI systems.

whitePaper | June 13, 2023

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) leads the nation’s effort to understand, manage, and reduce cybersecurity risk, including by supporting Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies in evolving and operationalizing cybersecurity programs and capabilities. CISA’s Zero Trust Maturity Model (ZTMM) provides an approach to achieve continued modernization efforts related to zero trust within a rapidly evolving environment and technology landscape. This ZTMM is one of many paths that an organization can take in designing and implementing their transition plan to zero trust architectures in accordance with Executive Order (EO) 14028 “Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity” § (3)(b)(ii),1 which requires that agencies develop a plan to implement a Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA). While the ZTMM is specifically tailored for federal agencies as required by EO 14028, all organizations should review and consider adoption of the approaches outlined in this document.

whitePaper | May 31, 2022

The flexible and scalable VDI iSCSI VMware solution combines all aspects of a virtual desktop environment, based on reliable technologies and best practice solutions, with simple implementation and operation. This document is provided for those interested in understanding the performance characteristics of smaller VDI solutions, coupled with the benefits of Automated Storage Tiering (AST).

whitePaper | June 8, 2022

The VMware Cloud on AWS Operations Guide provides information about configuring advanced SDDC features that support ongoing operation of your VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC, including storage management, provisioning, and seamless interoperation with your on-premises data center.