January 18, 2025
Hello all, Last week I wrote about the unbelievable onslaught of CVEs that we must deal with. This week Microsoft hit us with the largest list of defect updates since 2017! Other vendors that are on the same patch cadence…
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December 14, 2024
Hello all, Patch Tuesday didn’t disappoint this past week. Hundreds of flaws, defects, and vulnerabilities had fixes proffered by their respective vendors and developers as holiday gifts to already overworked defenders. According to Tenable, Microsoft alone has lobbed 1,009 security…
December 7, 2024
Hello all, It has been a busy week with security related news. The Chinese hack into telecommunication providers continues to dominate, with government agencies urging everyone to use encrypted messaging and communication apps and processes due to the depth and…
November 16, 2024
Hello all, Tuesday saw the monthly cavalcade of patches to fix bugs, defects and flaws from a good number of vendors. Additionally, this past week saw a significant quantity of non-scheduled warnings and updates. If you’re thinking that there seems…
October 12, 2024
Hello all, Hurricane Milton moved ashore with a swath of renewed devastation across a large portion of Florida’s West Coast this past week, further stressing and testing Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity plans still attempting to recover from Hurricane Helene.…
October 5, 2024
Hello all, It is staggering to see that large portions of the Southeastern United States have been reduced to rubble and debris, with almost no functioning technology due to massive infrastructure damage. And those in Florida are now being warned…
September 14, 2024
Hello all, Another Patch the Defects, Flaws, Vulnerabilities, and Bugs Day is behind us. There were a lot of issues revealed, with fixes for most of them proffered. Some that I consider to be noteworthy are listed below. As usual,…
September 6, 2024
Hello all, Most of us in the United States celebrated Labor Day, and the unofficial end of Summer with a much-deserved day off from work. It was a welcome respite to enjoy the company of friends, family, and if you…
August 17, 2024
Hello all, I didn’t expect the massive amounts of vulnerabilities and software defects that were announced, and mostly fixed, this past week. I did expect a goodly volume, since it was Patch Tuesday, but not that many. The biggest surprise…
July 13, 2024
Hello all, As expected, Patch Tuesday’s offerings were prolific. Adobe, Fortinet, a large number of Industrial Control System (ICS / OT) vendors, Mozilla, Microsoft, Netgear, Palo Alto, VMware, and more released updates and patches this week to address flaws and…
July 6, 2024
Hello all, This coming Tuesday is Patch Tuesday for Microsoft and others. Expect some time-sensitive incoming items that will need to be prioritized. Don’t just knee-jerk respond to the latest thing making news, make sure that you evaluate the actual…
June 15, 2024
Hello all, Patch Tuesday was about as expected with Microsoft releasing their set of updates and fixes. What is interesting is that an increasing number of other vendors appear to be adopting the same cadence. Time will tell if this…