Newsletter Archives

• Are they attacking that?

  Posted on October 28, 2024 at 02:45 CDT by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  

  ISSUE 21.44 • 2024-10-28

  ON SECURITY

  

  By Susan Bradley

  When you use technology, one challenge is determining whether a vulnerability is actually being exploited.

  This is especially important if you are holding back, delaying patches and updates until you can determine whether a bug has been fixed. This is one of my strategies in determining which update recommendations I will make.

  I use many sources of information to help me make those decisions.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (21.44.0, 2024-10-28).
  This story also appears in our public Newsletter.

  On Security CVE-2024-30088, Intel Explorer, Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Digital Defense Report, Newsletters, Patch Lady Posts, Threat Intelligence, Windows LAPS

• The annoyances of a new computer

  Posted on February 12, 2024 at 02:42 CST by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  WINDOWS 11

  

  By Susan Bradley

  There is a dirty little secret in corporate technology — we don’t care about your operating system.

  If it misbehaves, we blow it off. If your computer doesn’t work, we issue you a new one. Don’t like that keyboard? Throw it away. Get a new release of Windows? We redeploy the entire operating system, using one of our various methodologies.

  It’s my opinion that this mentality — that the desktop doesn’t matter and can be easily wiped away — persists inside the Microsoft organization.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (21.07.0, 2024-02-12).

  Windows 11 Edge, KB5033055, Local account, Newsletters, Patch Lady Posts, Update History, Windows 11, Windows LAPS, Windows notifications, Windows Update

• MS-DEFCON 2: Preparing for the new year

  Posted on January 4, 2024 at 02:45 CST by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  

  ISSUE 21.01.1 • 2024-01-04

  

  By Susan Bradley

  It’s time to prepare for the upcoming patching month, and that means it’s time for MS-DEFCON level 2.

  If you’re groggy from holiday reveling, here are my reminders: back up your system, install all the December updates, and confirm that your system is operating smoothly.

  Then defer updates, using whichever method you’re comfortable with — Registry keys, Windows Settings, or BlockAPatch.

  Anyone can read the full MS-DEFCON Alert (21.01.1, 2024-01-04).

  AskWoody Plus Alert, MS-DEFCON Alerts, Copilot, Copilot Plugins, Entra ID, Local Administrator Toolkit, MS-DEFCON, MS-DEFCON 2, Patch Lady Posts, Windows LAPS