No matter what folks say AI can and cannot do, there is nothing like patch testing on a “crusty” box. What do I mean by a crusty box?  One that is actively used, has files and has been in use for awhile. So when you see Exchange not having a good month you first think […]

A reminder about the stats for Patch Tuesday: 1,407 vulnerabilities, two zero days, and one exploited in the wild. However, only 4.9% of those vulnerabilities are critical and most of those are for business attacks. Fingers crossed that I’m more comfortable this time with the quality of the updates.  The number of vulnerabilities being patched is […]

I talk with Amy Babinchak about how AI Is transforming vulnerability management and patching for MSPs. You can watch it on YouTube or listen to the podcast. Amy also talks about patching “everything else” on her Third Tier site.

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 […]

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 […]

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. Right now I’ve seen .NET want to install, reboot and then offer up the operating system update. This month we’ve had a smaller […]