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How to Mitigate Print Spooler Vulnerability on Windows 10 Yesterday, Microsoft released multiple Windows updates to fix the widely reported “PrintNightmare” vulnerability in the Windows Print Spooler service. According to Microsoft, this vulnerability is impacting all Windows 10 versions, including the most recent May 2021 Update (version 21H1) and version 20H2 (October 2020 Update). To deploy Microsoft’s patch,
White House Urges Mayors to Review Local Govts’ Cybersecurity Posture Following recent ransomware attacks, Deputy National Security Advisor Anne Neuberger asked US mayors to immediately hold a meeting with state agencies’ chiefs to evaluate their cybersecurity posture. Local governments have been under a constant barrage of ransomware attacks during the last few years as highlighted by an FBI
Microsoft’s Incomplete PrintNightmare Patch Fails to Fix Vulnerability Researchers have bypassed Microsoft’s emergency patch for the PrintNightmare vulnerability to achieve remote code execution and local privilege escalation with the official fix installed. Last night, Microsoft released an out-of-band KB5004945 security update that was supposed to fix the PrintNightmare vulnerability that researchers disclosed by accident last month. After the update
Tor Browser Adds New Anti-Censorship Feature, V2 Onion Warnings The Tor Project has released Tor Browser 10.5 with V2 onion URL deprecation warnings, a redesigned Tor connection experience, and an improved anti-censorship feature. Last year, the Tor Project announced that they were deprecating the use of V2 onion URLs in favor of the newer V3