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Out-of-Band Security Update for PrintNightmare: Patch released for Windows Print Spooler Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Out-of-Band Security Update for PrintNightmare: Patch released for Windows Print Spooler Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Microsoft has released an Out-of-Band (OOB) security update for CVE-2021-34527, which is also referred to as PrintNightmare. This is a cumulative update release. Therefore, it contains all previous security fixes and should be applied immediately to fully protect your systems.  This fix addresses the public known Print Spooler vulnerability (PrintNightmare). It also includes a new feature that allows customers to implement stronger protections. See this…

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Measured Boot, Secure Boot, Trusted Boot, and Early Launch Anti-Malware: How to secure the Windows 10 boot process

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Measured Boot, Secure Boot, Trusted Boot, and Early Launch Anti-Malware: How to secure the Windows 10 boot process

In this guide, you will learn about “Measured Boot, Secure Boot, Trusted Boot, and Early Launch Anti-Malware: How to secure the Windows 10 boot process”. Measured Boot is a relatively new feature introduced in Windows 8 to help protect your device (PC) from rootkits and other malware. Kindly refer to these related guides: how to…

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Mitigating ‘PrintNightmare’ Vulnerability: Print Spooler Solutions

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Mitigating ‘PrintNightmare’ Vulnerability: Print Spooler Solutions

PrintNightmare is the most recent zero-day vulnerability impacting the Windows print spooler, and the vulnerability can enable an attacker to remotely control an affected system. The service that allows the spooling of documents in print has become a recurring nightmare for Microsoft. Kindly refer to the fix (patch) to remediate the PrintNightmare “Out-of-Band Security Update for PrintNightmare:…

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802.1x and EAP Authentication Types

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802.1x and EAP Authentication Types

802.1X was first developed for wireless networks and traffic analysis. Due to the fact wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) are more volatile to attacks, as previous authentication methods and encryption were not strong enough. The need to develop a strong authentication method was developed to mitigate unauthorized access. In this article, you will learn about…

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What is Pass the Hash Attack and how to mitigate the attack

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What is Pass the Hash Attack and how to mitigate the attack

This article discusses “What is Pass the Hash Attack and how to mitigate the attack”. A Pass the Hash (PTH) attack is a technique whereby an attacker captures a password hash as opposed to the password itself (characters) thereby gaining access (authentication) to the networked systems. Please see Bidding Farewell to NTLM in favour of Kerberos, and how to disable automatic…

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Self-hosted translator: How to install and uninstall SYSTRAN 6 translator on Windows

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Self-hosted translator: How to install and uninstall SYSTRAN 6 translator on Windows

In this article, we will learn How to install and uninstall SYSTRAN 6 translator on Windows SYSTRAN Translator and Dictionary is a Windows gadget that relies on a powerful translation engine, with support for multiple languages. This utility supports up to 52 language combinations. There are two different options, “Translate” and “Lookup”. The first one…

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How to Enable BitLocker without Compatible TPM

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How to Enable BitLocker without Compatible TPM

Data on a lost or stolen computer is vulnerable to unauthorized access, either by running a software attack tool against it or by transferring the computer’s hard disk to a different computer. BitLocker helps mitigate unauthorized data access by enhancing file and system protections. In this article, you will learn How to Enable BitLocker without…

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Enable or disable BitLocker Drive Encryption on Windows

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Enable or disable BitLocker Drive Encryption on Windows

In this article, we shall discuss how to enable or disable BitLocker Drive Encryption on Windows. BitLocker Drive Encryption is a data protection feature that integrates with the operating system and addresses the threats of data theft or exposure from lost or stolen devices. See this guide for information on Full Disk Encryption with PBA /…

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Full Disk Encryption with PBA or without PBA, UEFI, Secure Boot, BIOS, File and Directory Encryption and Container Encryption

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Full Disk Encryption with PBA or without PBA, UEFI, Secure Boot, BIOS, File and Directory Encryption and Container Encryption

In this guide, we will discuss Full Disk Encryption with PBA or without PBA, UEFI, Secure Boot, BIOS, File and Directory Encryption and Container Encryption. Please see What are the Differences between UEFI and BIOS, How to enable Secure Boot on PC to install Windows 11, and How to perform DriveLock quick setup. Data is…

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How to uninstall the DriveLock Agent from your device

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How to uninstall the DriveLock Agent from your device

DriveLock offers dynamic, configurable access control for mobile drives (floppy disk drives, CD-ROM drives, USB memory sticks, etc.). For some of the articles I have written on Drivelock, please see the following: Concept of DriveLock, how to perform DriveLock quick setup, how to download DriveLock software and install DriveLock, How to install DriveLock Encryption software (Standalone Installation), and DriveLock…

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Active Directory Contact and a User Account Object Differences

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Active Directory Contact and a User Account Object Differences

In the Active Directory (AD) environment, both the user accounts and contact objects are used to manage and organize information about individuals or entities. But they serve different purposes and have distinct characteristics. See this article on how to create a contact in Active Directory. In this short piece, we shall be discussing the differences…

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The push installation of the agent failed for the computer – Error message (67) The network cannot be found

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The push installation of the agent failed for the computer – Error message (67) The network cannot be found

Encryption is another main feature of DriveLock that can help you secure sensitive information. It provides an additional layer of security for your organization’s data by enforcing encryption on data sent and copied to removable drives. Please see the how-to install DriveLock Encryption software (Standalone Installation) and also see how to perform DriveLock quick setup. See more on Important…

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The server could not be reached or validated: Timeout expired. The Time out expired prior to obtaining a connection from the pool

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The server could not be reached or validated: Timeout expired. The Time out expired prior to obtaining a connection from the pool

In this article, we will discuss the fix to ‘The server could not be reached or validated: Timeout expired. The Time out expired prior to obtaining a connection from the pool”. DriveLock is a security solution designed for endpoint security (data protection). It provides features that help organizations secure their sensitive data, prevent data breaches,…

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