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• Businesses in the crosshairs

  Posted on March 17, 2025 at 02:41 CDT by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  PATCH WATCH

  

  By Susan Bradley

  But first, a personal note.

  As you know by now, the founder of this site, Gregory Forrest “Woody” Leonhard, passed away unexpectedly on March 8, 2025.

  When Woody retired from freelance writing in 2020, he reached out to ask whether I wanted to take over the AskWoody.com site. He wanted to spend more time with his family and pursue other, personal interests. I didn’t hesitate for a second.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (22.11.0, 2025-03-17).

  Patch Watch Apple, CVE-2025-24984, CVE-2025-24991, CVE-2025-24993, CVE-2025-26633, Internet Printing Protocol, iOS, IPP, Newsletters, Patch Lady Posts, Remote Code Execution, SQL Server 2019, USB Printers, Web Browsers, Windows 11 24H2

• MS-DEFCON 4: A quiet December

  Posted on December 27, 2023 at 02:45 CST by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  

  ISSUE 20.52.1 • 2023-12-27

  

  By Susan Bradley

  I’m hoping that the relatively well-behaved December updates are a good omen for the upcoming patching year.

  Given that December was quiet and many Microsoft employees are taking a holiday break, applying updates now is likely to be safe. Accordingly, I’m lowering the MS-DEFCON level to 4.

  Anyone can read the full MS-DEFCON Alert (20.52.1, 2023-12-27).

  AskWoody Plus Alert, MS-DEFCON Alerts, HP Smart app, Internet Printing Protocol, IPP, KB5033375, KB5034510, MS-DEFCON, MS-DEFCON 4, Patch Lady Posts, Windows Protected Print mode, WPP