ISSUE 23.17.2 • 2026-04-29 By Susan Bradley This is a trending story. On the same day I sent out an MS-DEFCON Alert recommending installing the April updates, Ira Shapiro alerts us to issues with backup software. I’m not seeing this with all backup software, but some vendors have mentioned the matter in various forums. The […]

ISSUE 23.04.1 • 2026-01-27 By Susan Bradley The January updates present no issues for some, but lots of issues for others. I’m always hopeful of giving everyone some time every month to apply updates after we’ve vetted them. This month, I can lower the MS-DEFCON level to only 2.5. Unfortunately, we don’t have that, so […]

ISSUE 22.51.1 • 2025-12-24 By Susan Bradley We’re ending 2025 with a mixed bag of issues. To be on the safe side, I’m lowering the MS-DEFCON level just one notch, to 3. Even though the holiday season offers many users the time to apply updates, this year it’s not quite as quiet. Use caution. For […]