October 2021 News & Updates
Microsoft and Apple (oddly enough) released updates to bugs that are being actively attacked. Adobe released updates to a number of products including Reader, Acrobat, Commerce and Connect. The MyIT…
Read moreGlobal outage impacting Facebook, Instagram, ZoHo and others
Details are still a bit sketchy but there’s currently a global outage that’s impacting major sites including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, ZoHo and others. Additional details are below. https://downdetector.com/ https://www.northcentralpa.com/business/worldwide-internet-outage-takes-out-everything-almost/article_3f9d605c-252b-11ec-8ec2-771391c82d6e.html https://nypost.com/2021/10/04/facebook-instagram-and-whatsapp-hit-by-global-outage/
Read moreSeptember 2021 News & Updates
Executive Summary Lots going on in September including updates from the usual suspects (Microsoft and Adobe) but also a couple of significant releases from Apple and Chrome this month. Test…
Read moreJune 2021 News & Updates
Executive Summary So far, June 2021 is a bit of a reprieve from the massive oil pipeline breach that we were looking at this time just a month ago. That…
Read moreEnhanced Patch Management Reboot Prompt
Your computer may need to be rebooted for some important updates to be installed. Failing to restart and / or install these updates can leave your computer and the network…
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But the HIPAA Security Rule doesn’t explicitly say anything about patches and updates!?!?
Technology is a requirement for business and is deeply embedded in modern healthcare. Although no specifics for patch management is available in the HIPAA Security Rule, healthcare providers who fall…
Read moreMarch 2021 News & Updates
Executive Summary A number of Windows Users, after installing the latest security updates, found that they were unable to print. In some cases, the symptom was simply that blank pages…
Read moreMicrosoft Outage (Azure, Microsoft 365, others)
Microsoft is reporting an outage in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem that’s impacting a number of services including Teams, Office (Outlook / email), Xbox Live, the Azure Portal and others. If…
Read moreMarch 2021 Updates are breaking Kyocera, Ricoh, Zebra and other printers
Windows 10 update KB5000802 is an automatic security update released by Microsoft in March or 2021 (this week). Since the update is a security update and is rated as critical,…
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