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MS-DEFCON 2: Getting ready for 2023

Posted on January 5, 2023 at 02:45 CST by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

ISSUE 20.01.1 • 2023-01-05

By Susan Bradley

Once again, we are preparing for another year of patching.

And to start out the year auspiciously, I must raise the MS-DEFCON level to 2. That’s because I’m recommending that updates to Windows be deferred until later in the month. Although Microsoft takes a long Christmas vacation, and the resulting January is usually limited to just security updates, it’s best to be very cautious until the issues that cropped up in December are resolved.

Anyone can read the full MS-DEFCON Alert (20.01.1, 2023-01-05).

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