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  • How to Avoid Windows’ ‘PrintNightmare’ Security Threat

    How to Avoid Windows’ ‘PrintNightmare’ Security Threat

    Microsoft warns of a potentially major zero-day security flaw in Windows’ Print Spooler code. While Microsoft has not identified the severity of the vulnerability — dubbed “PrintNightmare” — it sounds pretty bad. The company says outside users could exploit PrintNightmare to gain elevated administrator privileges and execute code remotely. In other words, it’s an open…