Apple has released one Update on Sept 23, 2026, watchOS 27.01, for Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4. This update has no published CVE entries. This update fixes a bug that caused Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4, on watchOS 27, to unexpectedly reboot while the User was performing […]

What do you think was the official start of the security industry? Some will say it was when the Morris Worm hit in November 1988.  It started people thinking more about firewalls and a vulnerability disclosure process. The official start of the AI security industry?  Hugging Face and the resulting fallout. We’re still coming to […]

Although the fix for the File History bug has been fixed in a preview update for Windows 11, there is no such advanced fix for those of you on Windows 10. Your choice is to uninstall the September updates if you happened to inadvertently install them, or to just wait out the month with a […]

ISSUE 23.38.1 • 2026-09-22 By Susan Bradley What. A. Mess. Remember that scene at the end of the second Die Hard movie? You know — the one where terrorists have taken over the air-traffic control system, there’s a swirling winter storm, the circling planes are all running out of fuel, and our hero is just […]

ISSUE 23.38 • 2026-09-21 RATIONAL AI By Michael A. Covington Pope Leo XIV has issued an encyclical about digital culture and artificial intelligence. In what follows, I’ll summarize what computer professionals need to know about it, referencing its sections for those who want to dig deeper. I won’t address religious or political claims, theology, whether […]

LEGAL BRIEF By Max Stul Oppenheimer, Esq. If I had to guess, I’d say that the majority of people are tired of hearing about AI and have yet to see any significant benefits. I myself am tired of getting erroneous answers from a chatbot, responding “that’s wrong,” and getting back “you were right to question […]

PUBLIC DEFENDER By Brian Livingston A new study says quantum computers now in development will enable hackers to steal bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies without knowing the passwords or even the names of the rightful owners. No quantum computers exist yet. But when they do, one estimate is that 32 percent of all bitcoins and a […]

ON SECURITY By Susan Bradley Not a day goes by without a prompt to set up a passkey. As with everything in security, there are trade-offs. These mostly have to do with balancing security and convenience. This will manifest itself in the decisions you must make when setting up passkeys. Some decisions are made for […]

A ton of tiny packages will be enroute to their final destination. If you’ve ever tracked “event shipments,” it’s actually sort of geeky/interesting on the logistics of getting things from here to there. In this case, many of the USA based shipments of iPhones will go through the FedEx hub enroute to their final destinations. […]

This month is a clear showcase of why we hold back on patching. Not only Windows, but Apple. An update such as iOS 27 will have side effects because it’s a big update with big changes. Issues are never understood immediately after updating; it always takes days, if not weeks, before issues bubble up and […]

I installed iOS 27 on my iPhone today, and I’m ticked off. What makes me mad is that Cupertino is hiding the Apple Intelligence ball. Read the specs on Apple’s iPhone 17e page, and you will see Apple Intelligence listed as a feature, albeit with a footnote. Here’s footnote 15 (out of 18): Available on […]

Apple has released Security Updates on Sept 14, 2026, including the new OS versions 27 across the board: macOS Golden Gate 27, iOS/iPadOS 27, watchOS 27, tvOS 27, HomePodOS 27, and VisionOS 27. There are over 100 vulnerabilities fixed in macOS 27 and iOS/iPadOS 27. Security updates were also released for older versions of macOS […]

ISSUE 23.37 • 2026-09-14 PATCH WATCH By Susan Bradley Is AI pushing us to patch faster? Recently, I sat down with Richard Campbell of the RunAsRadio podcast to talk about patching, security, and whether we should patch faster just because of AI. I made the point that vulnerability counts do not equate to exploitation. The […]

EDITORIAL By Will Fastie There is a wealth of information at AskWoody. Unfortunately, it is not always easy to find. If you have a long memory, you know I have mentioned a “forthcoming” search capability. Budget constraints and other priorities have delayed implementation, and we’re not quite sure when conditions will ease. In this brief […]

FREEWARE SPOTLIGHT By Deanna McElveen Every now and then, I come across a free utility that does one useful thing so well that I wonder why the ability isn’t already built into Windows. This is one of those programs. Nyrna is a free, open-source utility that lets you suspend a running game or application and […]

PATCH WATCH By Susan Bradley Do you want large or small bug counts? Microsoft released the September updates with 12 Azure vulnerabilities, 22 developer-tool vulnerabilities, 9 Exchange server vulnerabilities, 111 Office vulnerabilities, 16 SharePoint server vulnerabilities, 10 Skype for business vulnerabilities, 62 SQL vulnerabilities, 9 “other” vulnerabilities, and — last but not least — 723 […]

I’ve updated the master patch list here.  Please note I am not recommending installing updates at this time, we are just testing and reporting. I’ll be updating that page and monitoring for issues. So far the trending issues are: RDS servers having issues after the September updates. If you run an RDS farm, hold back. I […]

The early reviews from the geeks in the office is that the new foldable  iPhone Duo folds the wrong way. I’m seeing mixed reviews online from today’s announcements at the Apple event. Having a mini folding iPad wasn’t our geeks idea of a great device design, especially because it won’t sit well on their charging […]

Apple has again released Security Updates on Sept 8, 2026, this time for iPhones and iPads. And, no, not for security reasons this time. This update, iOS/iPadOS 26.6.2, has no published CVE entries. (Whew!) Apple will hold it’s “Surprise and shine” special Event today at 10 a.m. PT, to introduce its new line of iPhones […]

Once again it’s time to pause, ensure we have our backups and review what has been released. Even if you no longer use Windows, use a time of the month to review your browser updates, your operating system updates. All platforms need maintenance. Windows is releasing it’s normal monthly security updates. KB5124008 for Windows 11 […]