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DEFCON 2 – August updates include Print Spooler fixes

Posted on August 10, 2021 at 12:12 CDT by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

And they are out…..

August updates include fixes for the Print spooler bug that wasn’t quite fixed last month so if you disabled the print spooler as a precaution ~~you can re-enable it.~~ (1) For businesses, I’d recommend that you leave it off on your domain controllers and only turn it on machines and servers where you absolutely need it.

I’ll be researching and reading and testing and as always more details will be in the newsletter this weekend.

Until then:
1. Ensure that your backup software is functional and you have a good solid backup. If you have any questions, remember to visit our forums.
2. For those of you with spare machines, use this time to test the impact. Given that we know it’s fixing issues with the print spooler software – remember specifically to test printing and scanning.
Resources to read:

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-fixes-windows-print-spooler-printnightmare-vulnerability/

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/releaseNote/2021-Aug

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/blog/2021/8/10/the-august-2021-security-update-review

Point and print driver change

edit 8/12/2021 (1) Leave it disabled or keep your extra paranoid surfing level enabled , it’s still not fixed.

MS-DEFCON, Windows 10 August 2021 Black Tuesday, MS-DEFCON 2, Patch Lady Posts

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