Category: Windows 11

Microsoft Defender for Identity now detects PrintNightmare attacks

Microsoft has added support for PrintNightmare exploitation detection to Microsoft Defender for Identity to help Security Operations teams detect attackers’ attempts to abuse this critical vulnerability. As revealed by Microsoft program manager Daniel Naim, Defender for Identity now identifies Windows Print Spooler service exploitation (including the …

Microsoft shares guidance on new Windows Print Spooler vulnerability

Microsoft is sharing mitigation guidance on a new Windows Print Spooler vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-34481 that was disclosed tonight. Microsoft released an advisory Thursday night for a new CVE-2021-34481 elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Windows Print Spooler that Dragos security researcher Jacob Baines discovered. Unlike …