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Patching year 2022 comes to a close
ISSUE 19.51 • 2022-12-19 PATCH WATCH
By Susan Bradley
Every vendor brought us a lump of coal.
No matter which platform you use, we are closing out a year in which we have been very vulnerable. From Microsoft to Apple to our firewall vendors — and even to Linux distros such as Ubuntu and Mint — just about every vendor has ended the year with patches, vulnerabilities unfixed, and new releases.
Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (19.51.0, 2022-12-19).
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When should you retire your Apple device?
ISSUE 19.47 • 2022-11-21 Look for our BONUS issue on November 28! PATCH WATCH
By Susan Bradley
Apple’s recent releases encourage new hardware.
There are several people at my office who constantly purchase the latest iPhone or iPad, turning in their old devices in the process. I’m not that adventurous — I don’t recommend updating quite that fast.
However, I do recommend an upgrade if your phone is an older model, such as iPhone 8. Why? Because the best security is provided on the newest hardware, and because Apple has become more like Microsoft in requiring newer hardware to protect against snooping, zero days, and other risks.
Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (19.47.0, 2022-11-21).
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End of the road for 2004
PATCH WATCH
By Susan Bradley
This is the very, very last patching month for Windows 10 release 2004.
If you are still on 2004, even if you are using the Education or Enterprise editions, you will receive no updates in January or thereafter. Updates for Windows 10 1909 for Education or Enterprise editions expire on May 10, 2022.
Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.49.0 (2021-12-20).
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Touring through Apple’s September updates
APPLE
By Nathan Parker
For those who follow Apple development, September is a special time of year.
It’s when the company showcases major updates to its various consumer operating systems: iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and tvOS. Recently, I took each of them for a test drive.
Here’s a quick summary of what I’ve found so far — both the good and the … not so good.
Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.40.0 (2020-10-12).