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• MS-DEFCON 2 – Get ready for January updates

  Posted on January 11th, 2021 at 10:33 Susan Bradley Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  Remember it’s time to prepare for January updates by delaying /or pausing updates.  Also I’m ready to give the all clear to 2004 if you want to do it before tomorrow’s patch Tuesday (or later on in the month).

  More in Computerworld.

  Windows Patches/Security January 2021 Black Tuesday, MS-DEFCON 2

• MS-Defcon 2 – Here comes December

  Posted on December 8th, 2020 at 12:28 Susan Bradley Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  Microsoft is out with their December releases.  The blog post today focuses on something that a LOT of us complained about last month:  The lack of information that was lost in the new format.  We’ll have to see if they provide ENOUGH info this month.

  Remember the Server only fixes Kerberos that were in those out of band Catalog update only patches are included in the December releases.

  My biggest surprise?

  WHY are we still getting Office 2010 updates when it is officially out of support as of October 2020?

  More in ComputerWorld.   Full patch lists coming this weekend in the newsletter.  In the meantime what are your experiences?  Stay tuned.

   

  Windows Patches/Security December 2020 Black Tuesday, MS-DEFCON 2, Patch Lady Posts

• MS-Defcon 2 – Get ready to pause for Dec

  Posted on December 1st, 2020 at 12:20 Susan Bradley Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  It’s time to put the pause (or defer) for your updates.  It’s the first Tuesday of the month and non security Office updates are out – PK has them listed here.

  More in Computerworld!

  Windows Patches/Security December 2020 Black Tuesday, MS-DEFCON 2, Patch Lady Posts

• The early view of November updates – we’re still at DefCon 2

  Posted on November 12th, 2020 at 12:06 Susan Bradley Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  I’ve posted up my early take on the November updates in Computerworld.

  More details and the Patch charts and listings will be coming up in the Askwoody newsletter out this weekend.  Stay tuned.

  Windows Patches/Security MS-DEFCON 2, November 2020 Black Tuesday, Patch Lady Posts

• MS-DEFCON 2: Windows and Office patches out Nov 10

  Posted on November 10th, 2020 at 12:09 Susan Bradley Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  Just a reminder.  Today is the day.  Usually about  10 a.m. pacific time is when I turn in my chair to look to the north (Redmond is located to the north of me) and see what the Mothership is offering up.  I’m starting to see the updates show up in the Security portal.

  We already know there’s a zero day in Windows that was used in targeted attacks.

  Home/Consumer patchers:  Make sure you are on pause and we’ll wait to monitor for issues.  If you have a spare PC you can install updates and report back.

  Business patchers:  Start your testing.  Install on a sample of PCs and monitor for issues.  Make sure you can print and use your key line of business applications.  Remember that there’s a zero day for Windows included in this bundle.  Dustin Childs has his great write up here.

  Don’t forget about the OTHER patches we may need to be aware of.  For example Intel has just posted their security advisories.

  (As you can tell I’m still getting in the swing of things, I forgot to title up what Defcon we’re on so I’m restating it again.

  More later as we know it.

  We have updates for Office 2010:  Seriously:  https://support.microsoft.com/en-nz/help/4583503/november-2020-updates-for-microsoft-office

  Office Patches/Security, Windows Patches/Security MS-DEFCON 2, November 2020 Black Tuesday, November 2020 Office security updates, Patch Lady Posts

• It’s time to pause

  Posted on November 9th, 2020 at 11:16 Susan Bradley Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  Patches that is.  You know the drill by now, it’s time to make sure your computer is set to pause patches and not get them installed tomorrow.  We do have a targeted Windows zero day that got “outted” by Google the other day which has already been patched in Chrome and (New) Edge, but not yet in Windows.  The windows part of the zero day will be patched tomorrow.

  I always recommend that you be on Pro and not Home and discuss this in the Computerworld article.

  We’re at Defcon2 – and as soon as I get logged into the right console to change the image at the top of AskWoody it will show that up there as well.  I’m embarrassingly checking my notes and apparently forgot to write down an important step.  I’m going to have to bother Woody during his retirement for help already!

  Aw gee thanks Woody! (he logged in and fixed it already)

  Windows Patches/Security MS-DEFCON 2, November 2020 Black Tuesday, Patch Lady Posts

• MS-DEFCON 2: Incoming! Pause Windows and Office patches

  Posted on October 11th, 2020 at 22:56 woody Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  October Patch Tuesday is just around the corner.

  Now’s a good time to make sure you have “Pause” set on your Win10 machines (or that you turn off Automatic Update on your Win7 and 8.1 machines).

  Full step-by-step details in Computerworld Woody on Windows.

  Windows Patches/Security MS-DEFCON 2, October 2020 Black Tuesday

• MS-DEFCON 2: Here comes the September Patch Tuesday. Batten down the hatches.

  Posted on September 7th, 2020 at 07:35 woody Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  Tomorrow’s Patch Tuesday.

  Now would be a good time to check and make sure you have Windows Update paused.

  Or, if you’re particularly adept and are running Pro/Ed/Enterprise, set Windows Update to Notify before downloading and installing.

  Full step-by-step instructions in Computerworld Woody on Windows.

  Windows Patches/Security MS-DEFCON 2, September 2020 Black Tuesday
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