Daily Archives: October 3, 2023

• October 2023 Office non-Security updates are now available

  Posted on October 3, 2023 at 12:38 CDT by PKCano • Comment in the Forums

  

  The October 2023 Office non-Security updates have been released Tuesday, October 3, 2023. They are not included in the DEFCON-4 approval for the September 2023 patches. Unless you have a specific need to install them, you should wait until Susan Bradley (Patch Lady) approves them and any problems have been reported.

  Remember, Susan’s patching sequence and recommendations are based on a business environment that has IT support and may have time constraints on the updating process. Consumer patching should be more cautious due to limited technical and mechanical resources. The latter is the reason for the AskWoody DEFCON system.

  Office 2013
  Update for Microsoft Visio 2013 (KB5002479)

  Office 2016
  Update for Microsoft Access 2016 (KB5002209)

  On April 10, 2018, Office 2013 reached End of Mainstream Support. Extended Support ended for Office 2013 on April 11, 2023.
  Office 2016 also reached  End of Mainstream Support on October 13, 2020. EOS for Office 2016 is October 14, 2025.

  Updates are for the .msi version (perpetual). Office 365 and C2R are not included.

  Security updates for all supported versions of Microsoft Office are released on the second Tuesday of the month (Patch Tuesday).

  Office Patches/Security October 2023 Black Tuesday, October 2023 Office non-security updates, Office 2013, Office 2016

• USA only – alert to be sent to all devices

  Posted on October 3, 2023 at 08:02 CDT by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  If you are startled tomorrow, it’s just the FEMA and FCC running a test of the emergency alert system.

  “FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) this fall.

  The national test will consist of two portions, testing WEA and EAS capabilities. Both tests are scheduled to begin at approximately 2:20 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Oct. 4.

  The WEA portion of the test will be directed to all consumer cell phones. This will be the third nationwide test, but the second test to all cellular devices. The test message will display in either English or in Spanish, depending on the language settings of the wireless handset.

  The EAS portion of the test will be sent to radios and televisions. This will be the seventh nationwide EAS test.”

  If you don’t want to be alerted, you can turn off your phone. But don’t panic, that large noise you’ll be hearing is merely a test.

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