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MS-DEFCON 2: Get your hatches battened

Posted on November 13, 2012 at 21:08 CST by woody • Comment in the Forums

Microsoft should be releasing its November Black Tuesday crop shortly. Microsoft has warned that there will be six security bulletins, with four critical patches.

Make sure Auto Updates are turned off, and let’s see what the tide brings in.

I’m moving us to MS-DEFCON 2: Patch reliability is unclear. Unless you have an immediate, pressing need to install a specific patch, don’t do it.

Windows Patches/Security November 2012 Black Tuesday

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