Windows TCO Leftovers
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The Register UK ☛ Windows admin-to-kernel exploit went unpatched for 6 months
Researchers at Avast said they informed Microsoft of a serious admin-to-kernel exploit in a driver associated with AppLocker, the app for whitelisting software built into Windows, in August of last year.
The vulnerability, found in the input/output control dispatcher of appid.sys, meant it was accessible from userspace while communicating with the Windows kernel.
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VOA News ☛ Ransomware Attacks: Death Threats, Endangered Patients and Millions of Dollars in Damages
A ransomware attack on Change Healthcare, a company that processes 15 billion health care transactions annually and deals with 1 in 3 patient records in the United States, is continuing to cause massive disruptions nearly three weeks later.