Newsletter Archives

• Email authentication and older clients don’t mix

  Posted on August 5, 2024 at 02:42 CDT by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  ON SECURITY

  

  By Susan Bradley

  For many years, email was the standard way to communicate.

  I still remember a business study from long ago about how plain old email was used on a car manufacturer’s shop floor to keep track of the inventory. It was fast, it was immediate, and everyone used it.

  What happened to that “just works” platform?

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (21.32.0, 2024-08-05).

  On Security DKIM, DMARC, Email Clients, Modern Authentication, Newsletters, OAuth, Outlook, Outlook (classic), Outlook (new), Patch Lady Posts, PST files, smtp2go, SPF

• The Windows 11 disconnect

  Posted on May 6, 2024 at 02:42 CDT by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  PATCH WATCH

  

  By Susan Bradley

  Despite my being a CPA, earnings calls are not usually a part of my technology coverage for Patch Watch.

  I’m making an exception. I read the transcript of the Microsoft Fiscal Year 2024 Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call and found myself concerned with CEO Satya Nadella’s remarks. In the call, Nadella addressed recent problems Microsoft had encountered with security — from the company itself being hacked due to its own lack of attention to OAuth, to attackers breaking through using various other means.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (21.19.0, 2024-05-06).

  Patch Watch KB5036979, KB5036980, Microsoft, Microsoft earnings, Newsletters, OAuth, Patch Lady Posts, Windows 11 24H2