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@obsolesce said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@stuartjordan said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@obsolesce said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@stuartjordan said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@obsolesce said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

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@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

Disable the Windows print spooler to prevent hacks, Microsoft tells customers

The third serious Windows print flaw in 5 weeks prompts new Microsoft warning.
Microsoft hit yet another snag in its efforts to lock down the Windows print spooler, as the software maker warned customers on Thursday to disable the service to contain a new vulnerability that helps attackers execute malicious code on fully patched machines.The vulnerability is the third printer-related flaw in Windows to come to light in the past five weeks. A patch Microsoft released in June for a remote code-execution flaw failed to fix a similar but distinct flaw dubbed PrintNightmare, which also made it possible for attackers to run malicious code on fully patched machines. Microsoft released an unscheduled patch for PrintNightmare, but the fix failed to prevent exploits on machines using certain configurations.

What an earth is going on at Microsoft. Too busy with UI changes to get the basics sorted/working

What is going on with companies that would intentionally continue to deploy this crap in a "business"?

Yeah really. Especially crap with 7 year old privilege escalation vulnerabilities that was totally open for anyone to find at any time...

https://github.blog/2021-06-10-privilege-escalation-polkit-root-on-linux-with-bug/

Yeah fair enough, not great for privilege escalation. Someone will need access to the system shell already. No different then renaming the accessibility app in windows then launching a system shell user to be able to create a administrator account.

At least ssh with keys provides is a lot more secure management then leaving port 3389 open for example with the amount of exploits for RDP. Or linux hasn't had all these printer issues with these current windows updates being pushed out. Linux is far from perfect but I would trust it tenfold then windows.

We'll then it's a good thing Win10 has SSH by default now, and you have a choice whether or not you want 8839 open. Not sure why you need either of them when managing Windows desktops, but whatever floats your boat.

Yep they love Linux that much now, that that want to use linux in a windows subsystem. If Linux was that insecure as you was making out why the hell is most of azure based on it now. Even Microsoft love it because it's durable and reliable, plus they got the help of the whole linux comminity helping them with the kernel.

I never said I wasn't a Linux fan myself. My point was that neither OS is perfect and you'll easily find anecdotal evidence for absolutely any point anyone wishes to make.

Fair Enough, It just come across you was anti linux with your post. I could of read it wrong. Both have exploits but I'm saying id rather put my trust in linux because windows has a larger user base and is targeted more with exploits and malware. Windows is becoming a big pile of bloat for no reason as well. They got things right with windows 7 finally but this windows as a service has been one big fuck up and that's because Microsoft wasn't used to that update model.

@obsolesce said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@stuartjordan said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@obsolesce said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@stuartjordan said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

Disable the Windows print spooler to prevent hacks, Microsoft tells customers

The third serious Windows print flaw in 5 weeks prompts new Microsoft warning.
Microsoft hit yet another snag in its efforts to lock down the Windows print spooler, as the software maker warned customers on Thursday to disable the service to contain a new vulnerability that helps attackers execute malicious code on fully patched machines.The vulnerability is the third printer-related flaw in Windows to come to light in the past five weeks. A patch Microsoft released in June for a remote code-execution flaw failed to fix a similar but distinct flaw dubbed PrintNightmare, which also made it possible for attackers to run malicious code on fully patched machines. Microsoft released an unscheduled patch for PrintNightmare, but the fix failed to prevent exploits on machines using certain configurations.

What an earth is going on at Microsoft. Too busy with UI changes to get the basics sorted/working

What is going on with companies that would intentionally continue to deploy this crap in a "business"?

Yeah really. Especially crap with 7 year old privilege escalation vulnerabilities that was totally open for anyone to find at any time...

https://github.blog/2021-06-10-privilege-escalation-polkit-root-on-linux-with-bug/

Yeah fair enough, not great for privilege escalation. Someone will need access to the system shell already. No different then renaming the accessibility app in windows then launching a system shell user to be able to create a administrator account.

At least ssh with keys provides is a lot more secure management then leaving port 3389 open for example with the amount of exploits for RDP. Or linux hasn't had all these printer issues with these current windows updates being pushed out. Linux is far from perfect but I would trust it tenfold then windows.

We'll then it's a good thing Win10 has SSH by default now, and you have a choice whether or not you want 8839 open. Not sure why you need either of them when managing Windows desktops, but whatever floats your boat.

Yep they love Linux that much now, that that want to use linux in a windows subsystem. If Linux was that insecure as you was making out why the hell is most of azure based on it now. Even Microsoft love it because it's durable and reliable, plus they got the help of the whole linux comminity helping them with the kernel.

A Windows thin client edition...

@eleceng said in The Failure of Windows as a Service:

Their focus is on Windows as a cloud service.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-365?=&ef_id=Cj0KCQjw_8mHBhClARIsABfFgpgLwrRlPgr6xU-ODSLLMMGd9IOKKl3WxH6MNkNnTzLfNlpUUONaC_8aAii9EALw_wcB:G:s&OCID=AID2200899_SEM_Cj0KCQjw_8mHBhClARIsABfFgpgLwrRlPgr6xU-ODSLLMMGd9IOKKl3WxH6MNkNnTzLfNlpUUONaC_8aAii9EALw_wcB:G:s&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_8mHBhClARIsABfFgpgLwrRlPgr6xU-ODSLLMMGd9IOKKl3WxH6MNkNnTzLfNlpUUONaC_8aAii9EALw_wcB&rtc=1

Yep + Azure, 365 suite and Xbox. Won't be many years once connectivity is everywhere that I can imagine a cut down version of windows for just connecting to azure/windows 365

@obsolesce said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@stuartjordan said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

Disable the Windows print spooler to prevent hacks, Microsoft tells customers

The third serious Windows print flaw in 5 weeks prompts new Microsoft warning.
Microsoft hit yet another snag in its efforts to lock down the Windows print spooler, as the software maker warned customers on Thursday to disable the service to contain a new vulnerability that helps attackers execute malicious code on fully patched machines.The vulnerability is the third printer-related flaw in Windows to come to light in the past five weeks. A patch Microsoft released in June for a remote code-execution flaw failed to fix a similar but distinct flaw dubbed PrintNightmare, which also made it possible for attackers to run malicious code on fully patched machines. Microsoft released an unscheduled patch for PrintNightmare, but the fix failed to prevent exploits on machines using certain configurations.

What an earth is going on at Microsoft. Too busy with UI changes to get the basics sorted/working

What is going on with companies that would intentionally continue to deploy this crap in a "business"?

Yeah really. Especially crap with 7 year old privilege escalation vulnerabilities that was totally open for anyone to find at any time...

https://github.blog/2021-06-10-privilege-escalation-polkit-root-on-linux-with-bug/

Yeah fair enough, not great for privilege escalation. Someone will need access to the system shell already. No different then renaming the accessibility app in windows then launching a system shell user to be able to create a administrator account.

At least ssh with keys provides is a lot more secure management then leaving port 3389 open for example with the amount of exploits for RDP. Or linux hasn't had all these printer issues with these current windows updates being pushed out. Linux is far from perfect but I would trust it tenfold then windows.

@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

Disable the Windows print spooler to prevent hacks, Microsoft tells customers

The third serious Windows print flaw in 5 weeks prompts new Microsoft warning.
Microsoft hit yet another snag in its efforts to lock down the Windows print spooler, as the software maker warned customers on Thursday to disable the service to contain a new vulnerability that helps attackers execute malicious code on fully patched machines.The vulnerability is the third printer-related flaw in Windows to come to light in the past five weeks. A patch Microsoft released in June for a remote code-execution flaw failed to fix a similar but distinct flaw dubbed PrintNightmare, which also made it possible for attackers to run malicious code on fully patched machines. Microsoft released an unscheduled patch for PrintNightmare, but the fix failed to prevent exploits on machines using certain configurations.

What an earth is going on at Microsoft. Too busy with UI changes to get the basics sorted/working

What concerns me with this that they have the money to push all MSP's out of their own hosted desktop solutions, undercut them and push everyone to their own hosted windows, especially if you don't have to touch azure at all..

Like I've said in the past, this is where it is going towards, first business then will be consumer:

https://global.techradar.com/en-ae/news/microsoft-launches-windows-365-a-new-way-to-experience-windows-10-and-windows-11

From what I'm reading the opensource community are fuming about this and forks are already starting to happen.

@scottalanmiller Nice tidy desktop you are using there scott. What distro are you using?

Leaked through their API, well that's just great hey!

@hobbit666 said in So Windows 11??:

@scottalanmiller said in So Windows 11??:

Not that easy currently, either.

I find it very easy, just don't have it connected to the internet when installing. You then select offline account.

You don't know if they will disable you doing this on the the final release of the Home Edition.

@obsolesce Finally.....

If you want more customisation and privacy without companies selling your data and generally a secure OS then Linux distributions are they way to go in my eyes.

I think they will eventually push their OS to a basic model within the next 30 years and push a azure virtual desktop more for home use, knowing that way they can they can bring a monthly income for every desktop. It wouldn't even surprise me with their sudden interest in linux that they will change to the linux kernel with a windows compatibility layer, they could then save more by getting the help of the Linux community and probably less outgoings for them on their windows team. they are already bringing lots of implementations to windows already for their 365/azure stuff. They are obviously knowing most users have internet these days otherwise they wouldn't be forcing the Microsoft Account Login. It's all about being online now and windows I can see going this way.

Apparently his net worth went from 100 mill down to 8. ouch...

@scottalanmiller said in So Windows 11??:

@black3dynamite said in So Windows 11??:

@stuartjordan said in So Windows 11??:

I'm not sure if it would move me back to windows from Linux. Only time will tell..

Besides paying you to use Windows, what made you move from Microsoft to Linux?

Everything It's slow, it's buggy, updates are a train wreck, security, easy of use, aesthetics, support, flexibility, software, software management, shell quality, etc.

Spot on, couldn't of said it any better and it's bloaty as well.
As Dustin was saying above I cannot believe you need to have a Microsoft account now for signing on. with even more tracking embedded wouldn't surprise me.

How much has our work flow changed from using pc/laptop since the xp/win7 era? The only reason they wanted to change the OS so badly was to support the mobile and tablet market. But most people didn't want that and their mobile effort failed. They shouldn't of touched the desktop as much. They finally got somewhere with Windows 7, such a shame.There is nothing inovating about what the new Windows will be like that linux distros haven't already done.

https://github.com/rocky-linux/rocky-tools

Rocky Linux is coming along nicely with AWS and Google as principal sponsors, here is the upgrade script - still in early stages but seems all good.

4 days ago Annoucement - Sufficient testing has been performed such that we have confidence in its stability for production systems. Free community support is available through the Rocky Linux Mattermost 32, IRC 9, and forums 11. Paid commercial support is currently available through CIQ.

https://rockylinux.org/

Rocky Linux is a community enterprise operating system designed to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with America's top enterprise Linux distribution now that its downstream partner has shifted direction. It is under intensive development by the community. Rocky Linux is led by Gregory Kurtzer, founder of the CentOS project. Contributors are asked to reach out using the communication options offered on this site.

At Least they have got rid of tiles though, another pointless addition that was that was thrown in from the mistake of windows 8.