PC Security and Other Useful Information

Fake Windows 11 installers are being used to distribute malware “Microsoft released the first Windows 11 Insider Preview build on June 28, and has been frequently updating it in the past month or so, with the latest build landing just over a day ago. While the process to upgrade your existing PC to Windows 11 […]

Security Mailer Volume 21 Number 29 Apple security updates released Cisco security advisories Linux updates and patches; Windows update exposed system32\config files Security Updates revised Security Updates released Edge updates released General Security reviews last week, Hotfix for D-Link routers New Windows malware distributed via ads in search results

New Windows 10 vulnerability allows anyone to get admin privileges “Windows 10 and Windows 11 are vulnerable to a local elevation of privilege vulnerability after discovering that users with low privileges can access sensitive Registry database files. The Windows Registry acts as the configuration repository for the Windows operating system and contains hashed passwords, user […]

Microsoft takes down domains used to scam Office 365 users “Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) has seized 17 malicious domains used by scammers in a business email compromise (BEC) campaign targeting the company’s customers. The domains taken down by Microsoft were so-called “homoglyph” domains registered to resemble those of legitimate business. This technique allowed the threat actors to […]

Security Mailer Volume 21 Number 28 Mozilla updates Firefox Firefox ESR Thunderbird Cisco security advisories Linux updates and patches Microsoft Patch Tuesday patches 117 vulnerabilities Security Advisories Security Updates revised third print spooler vulnerability announced; General Security reviews last week Solar Winds advisory released Wireshark updates EXCEL spreadsheets covering all patches and updates from Microsoft Tuesday. […]

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, July 2021 Edition “Microsoft today released updates to patch at least 116 security holes in its Windows operating systems and related software. At least four of the vulnerabilities addressed today are under active attack, according to Microsoft. Thirteen of the security bugs quashed in this month’s release earned Microsoft’s most-dire “critical” rating, […]

Security Mailer Volume 21 Number 27 – Cisco Security Advisories Linux updates and patches Microsoft Security Updates revised Out of band update released for 0-day print spooler vulnerability with code publicly available Genaral Security review last week Netgear router fix Ransomware readiness assessment tool Kaseya VSA patch release

Microsoft Issues Emergency Patch for Windows Flaw “Microsoft on Tuesday issued an emergency software update to quash a security bug that’s been dubbed “PrintNightmare,” a critical vulnerability in all supported versions of Windows that is actively being exploited. The fix comes a week ahead of Microsoft’s normal monthly Patch Tuesday release, and follows the publishing […]

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