January 10, 2024

 Only Broadcom’s favorites will be able to sell VMware-related offerings.   Enlarge (credit: Getty) VMware’s new owner is ending the virtualization and cloud computing company’s partner programs. It’s unclear who or how many current partners will be able to sell VMware-related offerings after April 2024, leaving potential for tens of thousands of businesses to be …

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 Organizations using Ivanti Connect Secure should take action at once.   Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Unknown threat actors are actively targeting two critical zero-day vulnerabilities that allow them to bypass two-factor authentication and execute malicious code inside networks that use a widely used virtual private network appliance sold by Ivanti, researchers said Wednesday. Ivanti reported …

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 Like an app store, people can find novel ChatGPT personalities—and some creators will get paid.   Enlarge / A screenshot of the OpenAI GPT Store provided by OpenAI. (credit: OpenAI) On Wednesday, OpenAI announced the launch of its GPT Store—a way for ChatGPT users to share and discover custom chatbot roles called “GPTs”—and ChatGPT Team, …

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 Based on Mirai malware, self-replicating NoaBot installs cryptomining app on infected devices.   Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) For the past year, previously unknown self-replicating malware has been compromising Linux devices around the world and installing cryptomining malware that takes unusual steps to conceal its inner workings, researchers said. The worm is a customized version of …

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