Rimini Street, Inc. announced the
general availability of Rimini Protect Advanced Hypervisor Security (AHS), an exclusive solution powered by proven Vali Cyber
AI/ML security technology. The Rimini Protect AHS solution leverages
these innovative capabilities that are already protecting
mission-critical hypervisor infrastructure, including US military VMware
deployments.
The Rimini Protect AHS solution combines Vali Cyber technology with
Rimini Street’s professional hardening, installation, and managed
services. This solution creates a secure, locked-down hypervisor
environment, 24/7/365, allowing businesses to manage hypervisor risk in a
manner that was previously unavailable in the market.
Hypervisor Exploits Can Have Devastating Impacts
Ransomware attacks are at an all-time high as of December of 2024.
The number of victims has risen by 43% from Q3 to Q4 of 2024 and is up
47% YoY from 2023 to 2024. Ransomware payments have also shot up from a
median of $199 thousand in early 2023 to $1.5 million in June of 2024.
Exploits against hypervisors can be particularly devastating,
compromising all the virtual machines running on a single hypervisor. A
hypervisor, also known as a virtual machine monitor, is software that
creates, runs, and manages virtual machines. One hypervisor can manage
dozens of virtual machines,
which are essential for handling critical business workflows and
processes. If an exploit compromises a hypervisor, it could gain access
to all the virtual machines on that host and their data. CrowdStrike
reaffirmed this risk in a recent blog post:
“More and more threat actors are recognizing that the lack of
security tools, lack of adequate network segmentation of ESXi
interfaces, and ITW vulnerabilities for ESXi create a target-rich
environment.”
Groundbreaking Protection for VMware ESXi and All Linux-Based Hypervisors
Rimini Protect AHS offers protection for VMware ESXi, Nutanix,
XenServer, Citrix Hypervisor, Proxmox, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization
(RHEV), and all Linux-based KVM hypervisors. The Rimini solution
protects against security breaches with these key, unique features:
- AI/ML Technology: Runtime protection solution that
uses AI/ML behavioral-based detection techniques to detect file and
in-memory malware with high efficacy. It automatically remediates file
damage without human intervention, delivering resilience to the
business. Proprietary algorithms are designed to identify and stop both
traditional and in-memory attacks in real-time. - MFA: Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) as a
solution to help to protect against potentially stolen credentials in
connected and air-gapped environment to provide alerts and prevent
unauthorized access attempts. Credential theft, often obtained through
unethical methods such as phishing campaigns or poor credential
management, has led to a record increase in security breaches of
hypervisors and underlying systems. - Process Control: Prevents living off the land
attacks as well as processes from escaping their designated
environments, such as virtual machines or containers used for
containerized applications. This protection keeps exploits from
“escaping” into the underlying hypervisor, thereby safeguarding the
entire filesystem from being encrypted or exported.
Rimini Protect AHS Provides Peace of Mind
Rimini Protect AHS for VMware is supported by Rimini Street’s
renowned Global Security Services team comprised of dozens of security
specialists globally, available 24/7/365.
“With an ever-changing threat landscape and evolving attack
methodologies, we continue to innovate our advanced security solutions
with the latest technologies such as AI/ML behavioral algorithms to
address our clients’ security needs,” said Gabe Dimeglio, CISO, SVP
& GM of Rimini Protect and Rimini Watch solutions. “Whether to
enhance and add to your defense strategy or to maximize the value of
existing systems, Rimini Protect Advanced Hypervisor Security offers
peace of mind from a trusted, proven partner that has been providing
mission-critical security solutions for complex, large,
mission-critical, high-security government and military organizations
across the globe. We take great pride in protecting the systems and
irreplaceable data of our clients that is always under threat of
attack.”
