• Staying the course at MS-DEFCON 2

    Posted on August 26, 2018 at 05:26 CDT by • Comment in the Forums

    Many of you have written, asking when I would change the MS-DEFCON level from 2 to 3 (or even 4), thus recommending that people install the August Windows and Office patches. After all, the August patches look pretty good so far. And we skipped July entirely.

    I’ve thought about it quite a bit, and decided to stay with MS-DEFCON 2 for a while. While there are a handful of specific problems with the August patches, which I’ll write about when the level hits 3 or 4, the simple fact is that there’s no pressing reason to install either the July or August patches just yet. I don’t see any threat, present or on the immediate horizon, that justifies jolting your system.

    Let’s wait and see if the Fourth Tuesday patches (er, the “D Week” patches) are similarly benign. If so, it’ll be worthwhile installing the whole bunch, just to have a solid starting point for the next round of disruptions.

    If you feel the urge to get patched up, by all means do so. But for the majority of Windows/Office users, the lack of a clear threat makes patching right now a “meh” exercise. Don’t fret about your PC. Go out and enjoy the weather!

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