: a computer utility that regulates data flow by receiving data (as from a word processor), queuing the data in a buffer, and then transmitting it (as to a printer) with increased efficiency
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Then in April, fully two years after the original intrusion, Microsoft warned of a vulnerability in Windows' print spooler that had been used by Russia's APT28 hacker group—Microsoft refers to the group as Forest Blizzard—to gain administrative privileges on target machines.
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Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2024
Monday’s advisory also provides more general advice on locking down the print spooler.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 22 Apr. 2024
Stashing the spooler out of the way reduces clutter and protects the spooler from damage.
—Ric Burnley, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
Bigger jobs and bigger reels require the best fishing line spooler.
—Ric Burnley, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
The recent Microsoft Print spooler vulnerability is just one example of this.
—Haim Glickman, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2021
The threat, colloquially known as PrintNightmare, stems from bugs in the Windows print spooler, which provides printing functionality inside local networks.
—Dan Goodin, Wired, 8 July 2021
The vulnerability was the result of the print spooler allowing an attacker to write arbitrary data to any file on a computer with system privileges.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 12 Aug. 2020
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Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2024
Monday’s advisory also provides more general advice on locking down the print spooler.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 22 Apr. 2024
Stashing the spooler out of the way reduces clutter and protects the spooler from damage.
—Ric Burnley, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
Bigger jobs and bigger reels require the best fishing line spooler.
—Ric Burnley, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
The recent Microsoft Print spooler vulnerability is just one example of this.
—Haim Glickman, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2021
The threat, colloquially known as PrintNightmare, stems from bugs in the Windows print spooler, which provides printing functionality inside local networks.
—Dan Goodin, Wired, 8 July 2021
The vulnerability was the result of the print spooler allowing an attacker to write arbitrary data to any file on a computer with system privileges.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 12 Aug. 2020
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“Spooler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spooler. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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