Seriously?! More Vulnerabilities?

Right, listen up. Apparently, some clowns over at Microsoft are STILL letting shit slip through in their updates. This month’s patch Tuesday is a goddamn mess of 76 vulnerabilities. SEVENTY-SIX! Like they don’t have enough people getting paid to test this crap before it goes live?

The worst offender? A critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) bug in the Windows Graphics Component – meaning some script kiddie can probably own your system just by showing you a pretty picture. Fantastic. There’s also a bunch of stuff in Exchange Server, because *of course* there is. It’s always Exchange. And don’t even get me started on the .NET Framework issues. Seriously, who still uses that ancient garbage?

They’re claiming some zero-days are included, which means the exploit bros are already having a field day. So yeah, patch your systems. NOW. Before you start whining to me about ransomware because you were too lazy to update. And don’t bother asking for help; I have better things to do than hold your hand through basic security hygiene.

Oh, and there’s some stuff about Azure too. Because everything has to be in the cloud now, apparently. More surface area for attackers, more headaches for me. Just what we needed.

Honestly, it’s exhausting. You people need to get your act together.

Source: https://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?rss

Related Anecdote (Because I Feel Like Ranting)

I once had to deal with a company that hadn’t patched their systems in *six months*. Six months! They were running Windows XP, for crying out loud. When I asked them why, the IT guy said, “We didn’t want to break anything.” Break something?! You’re already broken, you absolute moron! It took me three days and a whole lot of caffeine to clean up the mess after they got hit with WannaCry. Don’t be that company.

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