Plain Virtualization

I believe many would have wonder if the vExpert Program will continue since VMware has been acquired by Broadcom recently. I am glad to announce that Corey Romero the program manager for VMware vExpert is continuing the support for the program and this is also Broadcom is supportive of it community recognition. Just for information, VMware User Group is here to stay! For those who are not aware, the VMware vExpert 2024 application is now open. You can follow the post here . There are calls and multiple resources to help you out with your applications and explanation to the different path. Do take note you can fill in the form and save it and submit before 15 Dec 2023 closing date. So take your time to collect your thoughts on your contribution to the VMware community. There is no rush to fill it up at one go. If you need any advice or help, and need to talk to someone, go to the vExpert Pro directory and find someone near you. I am honoured to be part of this directory. Personally I

Another high rating of CVSSv3 of 9.8 was released here on VMware Cloud Director appliance. For those not aware, the virtual appliance is a prepackaged virtual machine with added configuration bedded in for easy deployment. This time it is due to authentication bypass vulnerability which allows a user to bypass authenticating on port 22 (ssh) or port 5480 after upgraded to version 10.5 from a previously older version. To resolve this, the updated kb has been released and it provide a script for the workaround to fix this. Do note that this affect only VMware Cloud Director version 10.5 which was upgraded from older version. Not on new deployment or other versions.