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August update warnings prove overblown

Posted on August 19, 2019 at 01:05 CDT by Tracey Capen • Comment in the Forums

PATCH WATCH

By Susan Bradley

Recent headlines might make you think we’re deep into a Windows-patching panic.

The buzz centered on August’s Windows updates — specifically, more fixes for the ongoing Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) threat, aka BlueKeep. But the predictions of doom were, as usual, well off course.

Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 16.29.0 (2019-08-19).

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