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 […]

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 […]

Reminder – we are still in pause mode.  But for those that are in test mode I’ve noticed one thing.  Some of you might get the .NET patch, it get installed and then the operating system is still downloading the main security patch. I’ve also seen a machine only see the .NET update and then […]

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. For Windows 10 KB5120249 […]

Some Dell devices with a specific Intel driver might experience poor performance Affected platforms Client Versions Message ID Originating KB Resolved KB Windows 11, version 25H2 WI1427598 KB5095093 KB5121767 Windows 11, version 24H2 WI1427599 KB5095093 KB5121767 After installing the June 23, 2026, Windows non-security preview update (the Originating KBs listed above), a limited number of […]

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 there is a known issue that Microsoft is holding back updates for certain Dell machines that will have issues. It’s expected […]

Today is the day that a certain security researcher was supposed to drop something awful on the Windows ecosystem. It’s unclear to me if the “awful thing” has yet to be dropped or if it’s already been patched behind the scenes. Bottom line today is just like every other normal release date. We need to […]

ON SECURITY By Susan Bradley If you are a Windows 11 owner, it’s wise to review your security practices on a regular basis. Recently, I’ve come across a new tool that you may want to check out. The advantage? It uses only official Microsoft built-in techniques that are documented and approved. In addition, it comes […]

The secure boot deadline day came and went and I don’t see massive gnashing of teeth, nor screams of computers not booting. That doesn’t mean I don’t see IT admins still working through issues about getting these certificates installed, but for consumers, your systems still worked just fine. On a German site (use the translate button), […]

Per Microsoft: June security update might fail to install with error code 0x80070002 Status Resolved Affected platforms Server VersionsMessage IDOriginating KBResolved KB Windows Server 2016 WI1395301 KB5094122 – Microsoft received reports that the June 2026 security update (the Originating KBs listed above) might fail to install on some devices running Windows Server 2016. This issue […]