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Palo Alto, Calif., April 27, 2022 - VMware Inc. (NYSE: VMW) today announced that the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has added the Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) for VMware NSX® to the Department of Defense (DoD) Cyber Exchange.

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The updated DISA STIG outlines the installation requirements, security policies and controls for deploying <a href="http://www.vmware.com/products/nsx">VMware NSX</a> within the Department of Defense and other federal agencies. The STIG will also help provide a vetted, more secure baseline for non-DoD entities to measure their security posture.

“Across the public sector, agencies are navigating accelerated innovation alongside the journey to Zero Trust security,” said Jennifer Chronis, vice president, public sector, VMware. “As the threat landscape evolves, the release of DISA's STIG for VMware NSX will empower agencies to leverage VMware's advanced network virtualization and security platform to better protect and manage their multi-cloud environments. With VMware NSX, we are helping customers modernize their cloud networks to deliver apps faster while also protecting against today’s threats.”

The STIG requirements confirm VMware NSX implementation is consistent with DoD cybersecurity policies, standards, architectures, security controls and validation procedures, when applicable NIST SP 800-53 cybersecurity controls are applied to all systems and architectures. The DISA STIG for VMware NSX provides guidance on configuring various components of an NSX environment, including the NSX Manager, Gateway Router, Distributed Firewall, and Gateway Firewall.

The latest version of NSX joins VMware vSphere and VMware vSAN for which DISA has previously released STIGs. To view the official STIG, visit the DoD Cyber Exchange Public <a href="https://public.cyber.mil/stigs/downloads/">website </a>and view the STIG <a></a><a href="https://public.cyber.mil/announcement/disa-releases-the-vmware-nsx-t-data-center-security-technical-implementation-guide/">release</a> memo for VMware NSX.

Multi‑Cloud for Mission Success

Earlier this month, VMware announced the findings of a study on how government agencies are scaling the use of multi-cloud environments. The study, titled “Multi-cloud Is The New Frontier Of Government IT," conducted by Forrester Consulting, found that while the move to multi-cloud is a priority, agencies face challenges in supporting growing cloud environments, including compliance standards, data security and upskilling employees. The full study, complete with recommendations for a ‘cloud-smart’  and secure approach to the multi-cloud era can be downloaded <a></a><a href="https://www.vmware.com/learn/1380503_REG.html?src=wb_624ed0c315228&cid=7012H000001KaLSQA0">here</a>.

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VMware today announced that the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has added the Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) for VMware NSX to the Department of Defense (DoD) Cyber Exchange. 

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There has been a fundamental restructuring of cybercrime cartels thanks to a booming dark web economy of scale. Powerful cybercriminal groups now operate like multinational corporations and are relied upon by traditional crime syndicates to carry out illegal activities such as extortion and money laundering. Cybercrime cartels are more organized than ever before and enjoy greater protection and resources from the nation-states that view them as national assets.1

With this ground truth serving as the backdrop for the threats facing financial institutions, I interviewed 130 financial security leaders and CISOs from around the world for the fifth edition of the <a href="https://www.vmware.com/learn/security/1414485_REG.html">Modern Bank Heists report.</a> This year’s findings should serve as a warning to the financial sector that attackers are moving from dwell to destruction.

Geopolitical Tension Is Metastasizing in Cyberspace

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Cybercriminals targeting the financial sector often escalate their destructive attacks in order to burn evidence as part of their counter incident response. Our report found that 63% of financial institutions experienced an increase in destructive attacks, a 17% increase from last year. Destructive attacks are launched punitively to destroy, disrupt, or degrade victim systems by taking actions such as encrypting files, deleting data, destroying hard drives, terminating connections, or executing malicious code. In fact, we’ve recently witnessed <a href="https://blogs.vmware.com/security/2022/03/shields-up-prepare-for-destructive-cyberattacks.html">destructive malware</a> like HermeticWiper being launched following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Notably, the majority of financial leaders I spoke to for this report stated that Russia posed the greatest concern to their institution.

Financial institutions were certainly not immune to the recent resurgence of ransomware. 74% of financial security leaders experienced one or more ransomware attacks in the past year, and 63% of those victims paid the ransom. This is a staggering statistic.

One of the reasons that traditional crime syndicates have become loyal dark web customers is because of the well-funded ecosystem of readymade and available ransomware kits. Cybercrime cartels, such as the Conti ransomware gang, have made it as easy as possible for their associates to launch ransomware attacks on critical industries like the financial sector.

A technical analysis in the VMware Threat Analysis Unit’s latest <a href="https://www.vmware.com/resources/security/exposing-malware-in-multi-cloud.html">threat report</a> provides a view into the proliferation of ransomware and how Remote Access Tools (RATs) help adversaries gain control of systems. Ransomware has a sinister relationship with these RATs, given these tools allow bad actors to persist within the environment and establish a staging server that can be used to target additional systems. Once an adversary has gained this limited access, they will typically work to monetize it by relying on the victim’s data for extortion (including double and triple extortion) or through stealing resources from cloud services using cryptojacking attacks.

Manipulation of Financial Markets

Cybercrime cartels have realized that the most significant asset of a financial institution is nonpublic market information. 2 out of 3 (66 percent) of the leaders I interviewed experienced attacks that targeted market strategies, and 1 in 4 (25 percent) stated that market data was the primary target for cyberattacks on their financial institution.

What exactly are these cybercrime cartels looking for? We’re witnessing an evolution from bank heist to economic espionage, where cybercriminals target corporate information or strategies that can affect the share price of a company as soon as it becomes public. This information can then be used to digitize insider trading and front-run the market. Our report also found that 44% of Chronos attacks targeted market positions. A Chronos attack involves the manipulation of time stamps – a concerning development considering how critical of a role the clock plays in the markets.

Defense Is the Best Offense

Security has become a top-of-mind issue for financial sector leaders. According to our report findings, the majority of financial institutions plan to increase their security budget by 20-30% this year and named extended detection and response (XDR) as their top security investment priority.

As security leaders, we know that a strong defense is the best offense. Modern threat hunting on a weekly basis should be adopted as a best practice to help security teams detect behavioral anomalies, as adversaries can maintain clandestine persistence in an organization’s system. Our report found that currently, only 51% of financial institutions are conducting weekly threat hunts. I am hopeful that this number will jump in next year’s report as threat hunting programs have multiple outputs beyond finding a cybercriminal, such as fueling threat intelligence.

In today’s evolving threat landscape, cybersecurity has become a brand protection imperative. Trust and confidence in the safety of financial institutions depends on effectively avoiding, mitigating, and responding to modern cyber threats.

Download the full report to learn more: <a href="https://www.vmware.com/learn/security/1414485_REG.html">Modern Bank Heists 5.0</a>

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VMware Research Reveals Agencies are Navigating Compliance, Security and Upskilling Employees Amid Cloud Adoption

Today, at the <a href="https://upgather.com/vmware/public-sector-innovation-summit/">Public Sector Innovation Summit</a>, VMware announced findings from a study on how government agencies are scaling use of multi-cloud environments for mission success. The study, titled “<a href="https://www.vmware.com/learn/1380503_REG.html?src=wb_624ed0c315228&cid=7012H000001KaLSQA0">Multi-cloud Is The New Frontier Of Government IT</a>," conducted by Forrester Consulting, found while the move to multi-cloud is a priority, agencies face challenges supporting growing cloud environments, including compliance standards, data security and upskilling employees.

A ‘Cloud‑Smart’ Approach for the Public Sector

The survey captures responses from more than 500 agency leaders and IT decision-makers at federal, state, and local governments in the United States and Canada and discovered that while agencies are accelerating cloud adoption, multi-cloud environments are far more diverse, complex, and distributed than anything organizations have managed in the past. This can create barriers or force trade-offs between moving fast and managing risk. The challenge lies in finding the right tools and platforms to meet agency demands and keep data and processes safe and compliant. The study found when selecting cloud platform providers, the top priorities for agencies were: 

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To achieve a faster and smarter path to multi-cloud, agencies are focused on scaling security and upskilling employees in tandem with cloud adoption. More than half of agencies (57%) expressed concern about data security as they look to increase cloud adoption and 65% of agencies have plans to increase their investment in professional development for their developers.

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“Multi-cloud is the new reality for government agencies but as they increase cloud investments, they also need to lay the technical and cultural foundation,” said Jennifer Chronis, vice president, public sector, VMware. “VMware is uniquely positioned to meet our customers wherever they are on their digital transformation journeys and help them take full advantage of multiple clouds. Across the public sector, we are giving our customers the power to accelerate innovation and improve resiliency on a trusted digital foundation.” (<a href="https://twitter.com/jenniferchronis">Twitter</a>,<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-chronis-4a11745/"> LinkedIn</a>)

The full study, complete with recommendations for a ‘cloud-smart’ approach to the multi-cloud era can be downloaded <a href="https://www.vmware.com/learn/1380503_REG.html?src=wb_624ed0c315228&cid=7012H000001KaLSQA0">here</a>.

Learn more at the Public Sector Innovation Summit

VMware’s Public Sector Innovation Summit brings together leading technologists from the private sector, along with IT leaders and experts from federal, state, and local government. This year’s theme, “A Holistic Multi-Cloud for Mission Success,” explores how agencies can reimagine mission success innovating across clouds.

The summit will take place at the Ritz Carlton Pentagon City in Arlington, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. ET. It will also be live streamed. To learn more or to register to attend, please visit: <a href="https://upgather.com/vmware/public-sector-innovation-summit/">Public Sector Innovation Summit 2022</a>.

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VMware commissioned a survey, undertaken by an independent research organization, Forrester Consulting, in March 2022. 501 agency leaders and IT decision-makers at federal, state, and local governments were surveyed on cloud practices including strategy, process, and solutions. The research was conducted in the United States and Canada.

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Today, at the Public Sector Innovation Summit, VMware announced findings from a study on how government agencies are scaling use of multi-cloud environments for mission success.

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MITRE Results Showcase Powerful Combination of VMware Endpoint and Network Security

PALO ALTO, Calif. – March 31, 2022 – Today, VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW) announced the results of its successful completion of the MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK® Evaluation. VMware security solutions were put to the test in their detection and prevention of attack techniques used by Wizard Spider, a financially motivated cybercriminal group, and Sandworm, a destructive threat group that the U.S. and U.K. have attributed to Russia.

Modern cyberattacks are sophisticated, multi-step assaults launched by bad actors who disguise themselves in the noise of multi-cloud environments. During the evaluation, VMware delivered critical preventions in 100% of the cases tested with zero configuration changes.  The combination of VMware endpoint and network security provides customers with effective security that is easier to operate and designed specifically for the threats businesses and governments face today.

“MITRE Engenuity’s rigorous testing reflects the type of threats that our customers are seeing in the real world, where there are no redo’s,” said Scott Lundgren, Chief Technology Officer of VMware’s Security Business Unit. “With highly effective detection and prevention, our results demonstrate the power of VMware’s comprehensive endpoint and network visibility, which not only works out of the box, but also works the first time.”

Key MITRE ATT&CK® Evaluation results include:

To view the full Wizard Spider and Sandworm evaluation, please visit <a href="https://attackevals.mitre-engenuity.org/enterprise/wizard-spider-and-sandworm/">MITRE Engenuity</a> for evaluation details.

MITRE Engenuity, a subsidiary of MITRE, is a tech foundation for the public good. MITRE’s mission-driven teams are dedicated to solving problems for a safer world. Through our public-private partnerships and federally funded R&D centers, we work across government and in partnership with industry to tackle challenges to the safety, stability, and well-being of our nation.

MITRE Engenuity brings MITRE’s deep technical know-how and systems thinking to the private sector to solve complex challenges that government alone cannot solve. MITRE Engenuity catalyzes the collective R&D strength of the broader U.S. federal government, academia, and private sector to tackle national and global challenges, such as protecting critical infrastructure, creating a resilient semiconductor ecosystem, building a genomics center for public good, accelerating use case innovation in 5G, and democratizing threat-informed cyber defense.

VMware is a leading provider of multi-cloud services for all apps, enabling digital innovation with enterprise control. As a trusted foundation to accelerate innovation, VMware software gives businesses the flexibility and choice they need to build the future. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, VMware is committed to building a better future through the company’s 2030 Agenda. For more information, please visit <a href="http://www.vmware.com/company">www.vmware.com/company</a>.

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Today, VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW) announced the results of its successful completion of the MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK® Evaluation. VMware security solutions were put to the test in their detection and prevention of attack techniques used by Wizard Spider, a financially motivated cybercriminal group, and Sandworm, a destructive threat group that the U.S. and U.K. have attributed to Russia.

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The recent Presidential mandates and legislation aimed at strengthening public sector digital defenses are much needed reinforcements to ongoing challenges. Cybercrime is predicted to cost the world $10.5 trillion annually by 20251, up from $6 trillion in 2021. Added to this are the stressors caused by the global pandemic — requiring agencies to transition to remote workforces while still serving constituents. And while digital transformation, including cloud adoption, has been on the “to do” list for quite some time, the pandemic accelerated the timeline as agencies looked to modernize their infrastructure and build resilience.

With these forces in mind, VMware’s public sector experts weighed in on what should be at the top of mind for agencies this year.

The Journey to Zero Trust Cybersecurity

December’s discovery of the<a href="https://news.vmware.com/security/vmware-responds-to-log4j-vulnerability"> Log4j vulnerability</a> — which allowed hackers to run any code on vulnerable machines or hack into any application directly using the open-source Log4j framework — revealed the fragility of public and private digital architectures. Add to this, mainstream ransomware attacks targeting organizations in critical industries like Colonial Pipeline, JBS Foods and Kaseya made it starkly evident zero trust security needs to be a priority.

“Zero trust and supply chain risk management are at the top of the list,” says Jeremiah Sanders, Senior Federal Strategist at VMware. Zero Trust is the next-generation model for securely delivering IT services and solutions anywhere in the world, on any device or system. It’s not a single product but a security operations framework based on the notion of never trusting and always verifying.

Keith Nakasone, Federal Strategist at VMware added “Cybersecurity must be looked at holistically. It must become a part of the agency culture to include the people, process, and technology.”

Daniel Kent, Chief Architect, Public Sector, VMware notes that effective cybersecurity also requires agencies to practice good cyber hygiene. “IT security can’t be an afterthought, especially as we move to a devOps model, where analytics and automation will be critical to cybersecurity effectiveness,” he says.

The journey to Zero Trust security must be prioritized — and it’s now a<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/05/12/executive-order-on-improving-the-nations-cybersecurity/"> Presidential mandate</a>. Agencies need  a measured, phased approach to achieve this goal. For more information on cybersecurity mandates and adopting a Zero Trust framework, visit:<a href="https://techzone.vmware.com/blog/incorporating-vmware-zero-trust-presidential-executive-order"> Incorporating VMware Zero-Trust for the Presidential Executive Order</a>.

The Power of Public and Private Partnership

Developing and strengthening the ecosystem of public-private engagement, including the<a href="https://blogs.vmware.com/security/2021/11/biden-administration-directs-federal-agencies-to-patch-known-vulnerabilities.html"> Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC)</a> and the<a href="https://news.vmware.com/releases/vmware-white-house-summit-open-source-software-security"> White House Open Source Software Security Summit</a>, is a key building block for technological and economic progress. Similarly, VMware is collaborating with NIST’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) Zero Trust Cybersecurity Architecture Consortium to develop practical, interoperable cybersecurity approaches that address the real-world needs of the public sector’s complex IT ecosystem. These partnerships build trust and resiliency as agencies work towards modernizing critical infrastructure.

In December, President Joe Biden signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act of 2022, which codified an approach to cybersecurity that depends on the decisions of private-sector entities to protect the bulk of the nation’s critical infrastructure. This is yet another initiative that brings public and private worlds together to achieve a ‘whole of nation’ approach to combating cybersecurity threats.

“The best way to achieve the goals set by mandates is to work with the private sector — they can be trusted advisors,” says Nakasone.

Leveraging the power of public-private partnerships should be a priority for agencies this year as they look to keep up with the pace of legislation and innovation.

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A ‘Cloud-Smart’ Approach for the Multi-Cloud Era

The average organization in the private sector runs<a href="https://news.vmware.com/releases/vmworld-2021-cross-cloud-services"> about 500 apps</a>2 to drive their business, and those apps are distributed across clouds. Kent points out that the same forces will be true in the public sector as agencies look to the cloud and apps to digitize parts of their organizations.

It’s no longer about a ‘cloud first’ approach—it’s about being ‘cloud smart.’ A multi-cloud approach increases app velocity and innovation and will empower agencies to become much more agile and resilient. This year, agencies should focus on building a cloud strategy that provides freedom and control. The reality is across federal, state and local agencies are at different points in their digital transformation journeys. It will be important they have the freedom to choose the ’right’ cloud based on their strategic business goals. With a cloud-agnostic approach, agencies have the power to accelerate innovation and control their destiny in the multi-cloud era.

Nakasone noted, “the pandemic has created an opportunity for the public sector to consider alternative solutions to ensure that work can continue from any cloud, any application, and any device. Agencies will need to prioritize understanding cloud solutions moving forward to build a strategy that works for their organization.”

Upskilling and Reskilling Employees

With accelerated digital transformation initiatives, agencies are quickly realizing that new technologies require new employee skill sets. As agencies prioritize innovation, they must also prioritize upskilling and reskilling employees as part of the transformation.

“You can have the understanding of what you need — but not have access to talent,” Sanders says. As a result, agencies will need to focus on reskilling existing talent while also expanding their talent pool. Sanders points out that agencies now have access to a broader talent pool as the workforce continues with remote and distributed models, and there is further opportunity to ensure successful agency digital transformation by leveraging digital workforce upskilling partners like VMware to, “enable a new way of work.” 

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With increased focus on digital transformation across the public sector, VMware’s experts discuss four innovation priorities across cybersecurity, partnerships, cloud adoption and employees.

Innovating for the Future: 4 Public Sector Priorities for 2022

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Today at the HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition, VMware will showcase the latest solutions to help healthcare organizations around the world enable smart, connected, patient-centered care in <a href="https://himss22.mapyourshow.com/8_0/exhibitor/exhibitor-details.cfm?exhid=21770">booth #2121</a>. VMware powers healthcare leaders like Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sentara and University Hospital Essen to build, run, manage, and better secure all apps across clouds.

“On the frontline of the pandemic, healthcare organizations have had to make tough decisions very quickly to maintain patient-centered care across the continuum,” said Enrique Estrada, senior director, healthcare industry solutions. “As CIOs and IT leaders continue to accelerate their digital transformation timelines, innovation is driving a new standard of care that extends beyond the four walls of a hospital system. We are helping our customers and partners along this journey and giving them the power to innovate faster and build resilient patient-centered operations on a trusted digital foundation.”

VMware Named Innovation Leader in Enterprise Health Cloud Infrastructure and Platform Service by Frost & Sullivan

VMware today announced it has been named an Innovation Leader in the Frost Radar™: Enterprise Health Cloud Infrastructure and Platform Service Providers by Frost and Sullivan. VMware was recognized for delivering a digital foundation that helps healthcare providers boost real-time, connected care with support for any health apps, from any device with anytime access to patient health data. The study credits VMware’s top position to the breadth of its product portfolio across cloud, apps, workspace and security, empowering care teams. 

“The COVID-19 pandemic has shown healthcare organizations the importance of agility and business continuity,” said Dr. Rishi Pathak, industry principal-digital health transformation, Frost & Sullivan. “The cloud is more critical than ever in helping healthcare providers respond to the pandemic and prepare for future disruptions. VMware’s multi-cloud-focused strategy puts it in a strong position in the competitive enterprise health cloud industry to help providers and payers build resiliency and better, connected patient care.”

The Frost Radar is a robust analytical tool that evaluates companies across two key indices: their focus on continuous innovation and their ability to translate their innovations into consistent growth. Companies plotted on the Frost Radar are the leaders in the industry for growth and innovation, and instrumental in advancing the industry into the future.

Improving Patient Outcomes with Innovation

More than ever before, innovation is at the heart of healthcare. Providers, care teams, and staff are now relying heavily on digital technologies to communicate, diagnose, treat, and stand-up new services at a moment’s notice. In January, VMware found that 93% of healthcare executives reported that their organization would pursue app modernization in the first half of 2022, with “increased deployment options” named as the leading driver behind this goal.1 Cloud and modern app strategies will continue to be driven by demands for high-quality care, and organizations are moving quickly to define cloud architecture, operations, security, and processes.

The focus on innovation is also being driven by the future of work. Healthcare organizations quickly transitioned to empower and scale remote care teams and staff. And the ‘work from anywhere’ model is expected to expand this year. More than half of healthcare executives (61%) expect that their hybrid workforce will grow in 2022 and 60% are investing in infrastructure capabilities to improve remote bandwidth issues.1 Additionally, 56% of healthcare executives are devising new work models and processes to support distributed teams, and 48% are rethinking security models for their changing workforce.1

As patient care expectations continue to evolve, VMware is helping healthcare organizations increase staff and clinician flexibility, efficiency, and response along with the improving the user experience. All on a trusted digital foundation that enables more secure access to patient data and clinical health systems from any device and location.

Healthcare Leaders Power Smart, Connected Patient-Centered Care with VMware

University Hospital Essen, today the largest hub-centric hospital in Germany’s Ruhr region, employing over 10,000 people and treating more than 300,000 patients a year.

“The kind of digitalized and personalized medicine everyone is calling for today would not be possible without a partner like VMware,” said Armin de Greiff, technical director, University Hospital Essen.

University Hospital Essen leverages VMware NSX, VMware Workspace ONE and VMware Cloud Foundation with Tanzu Kubernetes to better secure its critical infrastructure and enable innovative AI-driven activities in the hospital. For more on the University Hospital Essen innovation story, please visit: <a href="https://blogs.vmware.com/emea/en/2021/11/essen-university-hospital-becomes-digital-pioneer-with-vmware-by-its-side/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThanks%20to%20VMware%20Cloud%20Foundation,says%20de%20Greiff%2C%20summing%20up.">Essen University Hospital becomes digital pioneer – with VMware by its side</a>.

Sentara is an integrated, not-for-profit system of 12 hospitals in Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina.

“Our IT team at Sentara must quickly adapt to the changing healthcare industry, while ensuring critical technologies are always available,” said Matthew Douglas, chief enterprise architect, Sentara Healthcare. “With VMware, we are able to get data where patients and doctors need it, accelerate the time to diagnosis with customized apps and secure remote work.”

Sentara leverages VMware Horizon, VMware vSAN HCI and VMware NSX. For more on how VMware is innovating, visit: <a href="https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/sentara-healthcare-manages-demands-epic-ehr-remote-hosting">Sentara Healthcare manages demands of Epic EHR with remote hosting</a>.

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides high-quality healthcare for the entire population of Gloucestershire.

“VMware Cloud Foundation provided the platform to enable home working during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Tim Mullan, IT Transformation Program Lead, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation. “We had over 2,000 staff logging on remotely each day, which was previously unthinkable.”

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust leverages VMware Cloud Foundation, VMware vSAN, VMware NSX Data Center and VMware vRealize Suite. To learn more about the migration to the cloud at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, visit: <a href="https://roi.roinnovation.com/Clients/vmware/77865.fil?response-content-disposition=inline%3bfilename%3d%22VMware-GloucestershireNHS-20Q4-EN-Summary.pdf%22&response-content-type=application%2fpdf&Expires=1646870806&Signature=kGLYokmBuVfGqbn08ps--fSicjWiU9smVasu7BKhZ~Q8AebHP1L~wPoRo7NVpDdxJuMvpuOENPjMoc6SvixpfbBl3DxlGjUNAYtDB8XBvMRNi8ZvlXoUPT~zZxb2oM3Re5cqYeOpK2QK3eWe7DZ-JO92VSE8b2HRW~DXl8pkOIGlI1GQ9Wu3C-LC0bVImenoQuRAxIs6btHqkr-y5TbsIC4oKCrlEB2ENFhV68CDWNiSNxdxBogCYjn6dSL9VI9XQsRIoHuuxmY~WDLe7OabFbPJOfwQRVXVP7RNqTiuoXYngDK924e2QxdPdgpIekSP1~IKAfJ62PvbwaAl3sfimw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJRMHILL4YKBTPPRQ">Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Migrates to the Cloud with VMware Cloud Foundation</a>.

Enabling Patient-Centered Care through Partnerships

Through a strategic partner ecosystem, VMware is focused on delivering healthcare IT infrastructure that supports any application, any cloud, and any device. At HIMSS 2022, VMware will highlight its longstanding partnership with IGEL showcasing how the together they are helping improve the healthcare user experience. VMware and IGEL will feature the following joint customers in the VMware booth (#2121):

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For more information on the <a href="https://www.vmware.com/solutions/industry/healthcare-it-solutions.html">VMware solutions</a> being showcased during the HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition, please visit <a href="https://himss22.mapyourshow.com/8_0/exhibitor/exhibitor-details.cfm?exhid=21770">Booth #2121</a>, and follow <a href="https://twitter.com/VMwareHIT">@VMwareHIT</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/vmwarenews">@VMwareNews</a> for updates throughout the event.

Catch live recordings of <a href="https://www.thisweekhealth.com/">This Week in Health IT</a> with host Bill Russell in the VMware booth, Tuesday, March 15 at 11 a.m. ET and Wednesday, March 16 at 10 a.m. ET.

To learn more about how VMware is helping healthcare organizations innovate and transform, check out:

VMware Survey Methodology

VMware conducted online surveys with healthcare executives exploring recent trends. In January 2022, 97 global healthcare executives participated in the executive pulse survey. 

VMware, NSX, Tanzu, VMware vSAN, vRealize, Workspace ONE, vCloud, and Horizon are trademarks or registered trademarks of VMware, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and other jurisdictions.

VMware announced it has been named an Innovation Leader in the Frost Radar™: Enterprise Health Cloud Infrastructure and Platform Service Providers by Frost and Sullivan.

Today at the HIMSS 2022, VMware showcases the latest solutions to help healthcare organizations around the world enable smart, connected, patient-centered care. Learn more:

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Today is <a href="https://www.internationalwomensday.com/">International Women’s Day</a>, a global acknowledgement of the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. As a proud champion of the cause, VMware is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr-iXyr4gRk">committed</a> to advancing gender equality and accelerating female leadership in the technology industry — not just today, but everyday, and for years to come.

To continue this commitment, VMware’s <a href="https://www.vmware.com/company/esg.html">2030 Agenda</a> is a decade-long ESG commitment to foster a more sustainable, equitable and secure world. We are embedding 30 cross-company goals into our business operations and product innovation to accomplish by 2030. These goals include <a href="https://www.vmware.com/company/diversity.html">diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)</a> efforts — we are doubling down on diverse hiring and inclusive leadership, with a goal to hire at least one woman for every one man we hire and that at least half of our management team will be comprised of women and those from backgrounds currently underrepresented within our organization.

This initiative is paving the path in redefining the future of work, especially in the security industry, where women only occupy <a href="https://www.isc2.org/-/media/ISC2/Research/2021/ISC2-Cybersecurity-Workforce-Study-2021.ashx">25% of cybersecurity workforce roles</a> globally. With such underrepresentation in the security industry, and with roles often involving high pressure, around-the-clock responsibilities, it’s critical for female security professionals to advocate for themselves, support each other and push to “Break the Bias” — the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day. The timely theme raises awareness of the common biases, stereotypes and discrimination women face in the workplace and society at large.

This International Women’s Day, we shine a spotlight on our female security professionals to learn how they “Break the Bias” in the industry and what advice they recommend for other women following in their footsteps.

“While women have played a significant role in cybersecurity, there is still work to be done in increasing representation. Diverse ideas and experiences can help create more exhaustive guardrails against cyber attacks and help protect digital privacy and security. My role as an engineering leader gives me the chance to hire deserving diverse talent and mentor them to have an opinionated view of the domain, and not just the tech stack. I make a conscious effort not to allow the world’s (or my own) biases limit me in realizing my potential. That is the example I hope to set for the next generation of women to help break the bias.” - Dharma Srinivasan, Director of Engineering

“For me, International Women’s Day is a time to celebrate the talented women contributing to all areas of engineering and security, as well as recognizing the opportunities and flexibility a career in these fields can offer. When I’m building a team, I look for a mix of skills and experience, along with a mindset rooted in growth, innovation and collaboration amongst all.” - Kylie Ebringer, Senior Engineering Manager

“I build security products, which have a direct impact on protecting customer networks. It’s a really rewarding career, and I hope more women venture and excel in this field. To me, breaking the bias is all about creating a culture where every voice is heard, irrespective of gender or background. As a manager, I strive to incorporate this within my team and acknowledge that differences are a part of us, and make us a stronger team.” - Sirisha Myneni, Senior Manager of NSX Advanced Threat Prevention

“International Women’s Day is a time to celebrate and amplify diversity, respect and equality in the workplace, especially in the security industry where women are less represented than men. For me, it's very important to be my true self at work, to feel comfortable and have open discussions. I don't hesitate to speak up and also encourage others to speak up, as well. Recognize bias, speak up and break the cycle for yourself and for others, to create a more inclusive and inviting workplace and industry at large.” - Minjal Agarwal, Senior Staff Engineer

“International Women’s Day is a time to reflect on all the women who have come before me, challenged the status quo, and made it possible to not only be a female working in security, but also a leader of incredibly talented engineers. As an engineering manager for VMware’s Security Business Unit, I feel that it is my responsibility to foster an environment where everyone feels that their voice can be heard and their input is valued. When we have a diverse set of perspectives, we can build a better picture of the problem at hand and deliver well-rounded solutions to our customers.” - Carol Holmstedt, Engineering Manager

By raising awareness on International Women’s Day and beyond, we can drive greater impact in the security industry and society at large. This means faster innovation and increased protection for organizations, and a decreased skills shortage within the industry itself. It also means giving everyone, regardless of their gender or background, a chance to make a real difference in the world, without facing any biases, stereotypes or stigmas.

Looking to make a difference? Please consider <a href="https://www.brightfunds.org/funds/women-vmware-fund">donating to the Women@VMware Women’s Empowerment Fund</a>. The Women@VMware Women's Empowerment Fund supports a curated set of organizations working towards gender equality and advancement of women worldwide. Donations to this fund will help support all women in getting access to quality education, health care and sustainable livelihood opportunities and training.

Today is International Women’s Day, a global acknowledgement of the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. As a proud champion of the cause, VMware is committed to advancing gender equality and accelerating female leadership in the technology industry – not just today, but everyday, and for years to come. 

#BreakTheBias: Celebrating VMware’s Security Talent This International Women's Day

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VMware enhances end-to-end security offering for cloud-native workloads with container runtime protection

PALO ALTO, Calif. — Modern applications require modern security. Today, VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) <a href="https://www.vmware.com/products/carbon-black-cloud-container.html">unveiled</a> new container runtime security capabilities that build upon a strong end-to-end security offering to help customers better secure modern applications at scale. VMware’s portfolio of security solutions for modern applications spans the entire application lifecycle and leverages the company’s deep expertise in workloads, security, and Kubernetes.

Containerized applications present unique runtime security challenges, including how to only allow legitimate traffic in, how to enable least-privileged communications between services and defend against the lateral movement of attackers, and how to validate that the workload itself is operating within the expected guardrails. VMware provides customers with a robust end-to-end security offering that addresses these challenges at the edge, in the microservices network layer, and in the workload itself. This gives organizations greater visibility and control over both their overall security posture as well as the compliance of their containerized applications for improved protection from development to production.

“At VMware, we aspire to be the best in the world at protecting applications from within,” said Tom Gillis, senior vice president and general manager, Networking and Advanced Security Business Group, VMware. “Protecting the runtime is the foundation of securing the inner workings of a modern application. With the introduction of container runtime protection, our end-to-end security offering is now tightly integrated across the entire application lifecycle, protects all east-west traffic, and brings a new level of distributed visibility and security to APIs.”

Announcing Container Runtime Protection to Enhance End-to-End Security for Cloud-Native Workloads

As threat actors increasingly launch attacks targeting containers, 97 percent of technology leaders surveyed by VMware say they have concerns about Kubernetes security, and 1 in 5 cite securing containerized workloads at runtime as their biggest concern1. To help customers stay one step ahead of attackers, VMware is adding container runtime protection capabilities to enhance its end-to-end security offering for cloud-native workloads. These capabilities build upon the VMware Carbon Black Container solution <a href="https://news.vmware.com/releases/vmware-delivers-advanced-cloud-workload-protection-with-container-and-kubernetes-security">released</a> in April 2021.

VMware’s new container runtime security capabilities include:

Attackers often attempt to hide in the noise of an environment, so container runtime security helps to reduce the noise and alert on real, active events, or block the events immediately while minimizing impact to the application and user experience. By consolidating these events to a single dashboard, security teams can accelerate their investigation into incidents impacting endpoints, virtual machine workloads, and containerized workloads. This provides VMware’s customers with a better understanding their overall security posture while reducing alert fatigue, effectively managing risk, and easing enforcement of compliance.

VMware Breaks Down Silos for More Secure Applications

According to a <a href="https://news.vmware.com/releases/new-forrester-research-reveals-deepening-divide-between-developer-and-security-teams">recent study</a>, 70 percent of developer and security managers believe better alignment between their teams creates more secure applications2. <a href="https://www.vmware.com/welcome/cross-cloud-services.html">VMware Cross-Cloud services</a> helps customers reduce team silos to accelerate the development lifecycle and enable security to be built in from the beginning. For example, VMware Carbon Black is highly complementary with VMware Tanzu solutions in addressing the security challenges of modern applications. Together, the two solutions enable more secure applications and simplify operations for security and DevOps teams.

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