PrintNightmare

The Microsoft Religion

Submitted by Elgin Harten on Mon, 07/12/2021 - 12:02

Overshadowed by one of the largest ransomware attacks in history involving Managed Service Provider (MSP) Kaseya that launched Independence Day weekend, Microsoft’s newest zero-day vulnerability known as PrintNightmare quickly faded from view. With the disruption in gas supply that sparked panic buying when Colonial Pipeline was attacked, followed by the attack on JBS, a Brazilian meat processing company and top beef producer in the United States, awareness of ransomware has grown in the consciousness of the American public. Ransomware attacks have risen to the level of political discourse 

Microsoft Out of Step with PrintNightmare

Submitted by Elgin Harten on Wed, 07/07/2021 - 15:12

One cannot help but empathize with the beleaguered software engineers burning the midnight oil to sift through decades of legacy code that is at the heart of the PrintNightmare exploit. To its credit, and amid a mass of confusion, Microsoft recognized the urgency and expedited patch development.