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Windows 10, Server 2019 users must patch serious zero-day Another dangerous zero-day exploit is among 56 vulnerabilities patched by Microsoft in February’s Patch Tuesday update Share this item with your network: By Published: 10 Feb 2021 11:36 An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Win32k.sys, impacting Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019, is already being exploited in the wild as a zero-day, and should be prioritised for patching despite being rated as merely “important”, rather than “critical”. The vulnerability, CVE-2021-1732, requires an attacker to hav...

This move will block vulnerable connections from noncompliant devices, according to a Microsoft Security and Response Center blog post. DC enforcement mode requires both Windows and non-Windows devices to use secure Remote Procedure Call (RPC) with a Netlogon secure channel, unless a business has allowed an account to be exposed by adding an exception for a noncompliant device.  CVE-2020-1472 is a privilege escalation flaw in the Windows Netlogon Remote Protocol (MS-NRPC) with a CVSS score of 10. It could enable an unauthenticated attacker to use MS-NRPC to connect to a domain controller and...

Guarding Against Vulnerability While Microsoft issued a patch for the Zerologon flaw in August 2020, it's not clear if all the company's customers have applied it to their networks to address the vulnerability. So, Microsoft will begin enabling domain controller enforcement mode by default, according to the company alert. "This will block vulnerable connections from non-compliant devices," Microsoft says. "Domain controller enforcement mode requires that all Windows and non-Windows devices use secure [remote procedure call] with Netlogon secure channel unless customers have explicitly allowed...

| 2020: A look back at patching and the pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic changed so many things in the tech world, not the least of which was Microsoft's patching processes. Here's a look at a few highlights to keep in mind as we head toward 2021. Pashaignatov / Getty Images As we close out this extraordinary year, it’s important to remember the unusual patching experiences this year that affected many businesses and their processes.   The pandemic effect Not surprisingly, the pandemic impacted patching in a big way. In April, it forced Microsoft to push off the end of...

Hackers using Pay2key malware, which in the past has been used by Iranian hacking groups, announced on Twitter that they had managed to hack into the systems of Intel-owned and Israel-based Habana Labs. The hackers are suspected of breaking into the company’s network and gaining access to plans and information regarding its new artificial intelligence chip Gaudi.  The group posted on its Twitter account a link to a leak directory and pictures of what they claim to be Habana source code and internal processes, saying they have “something special,” and tagging the Twitter accounts of ...