Partnering vs. DIY
Partnering vs. DIY There is often a mental barrier to trust your hard-earned customers with an outsourced partner. What if they make a mistake or provide poor service? The key is finding the right partner. Done right, outsourcing network operations center (NOC), security operations center (SOC), and helpdesk services can be a cost-effective and efficient […]
Flexis March 2023 Patch Review and Recommendation
Impacted Products: Please note the following information regarding the security updates: KB5023702 : Applies to: Windows 10 Enterprise 2019 LTSC Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2019 LTSC Windows 10 IoT Core 2019 LTSC https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/march-14-2023-kb5023702-os-build-17763-4131-f3e27d13-7dcc-4d32-826b-8d57e1600ccf Improvements This update implements phase three of Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) hardening. See KB5004442. After you install this update, you cannot turn off […]
Flexis February 2023 Patch Review and Recommendation
Impacted Products: Please note the following information regarding the security updates: KB5022840: Applies to: Windows 10 Enterprise 2019 LTSC Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2019 LTSC Windows 10 IoT Core 2019 LTSC https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/february-14-2023-kb5022840-os-build-17763-4010-e914539f-d2bc-4af9-bc01-5964c0ab3903 Improvements This security update includes improvements. When you install this KB: New! It updates the text and web link for Windows Admin Center (WAC) notifications. […]
Flexis January 2023 Patch Review and Recommendation
Impacted Products: Please note the following information regarding the security updates: Known Issues: KB5022286: Applies to Windows 10 Enterprise 2019 LTSC Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2019 LTSC Windows 10 IoT Core 2019 LTSC https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/january-10-2023-kb5022286-os-build-17763-3887-48683103-7b22-4f36-aa98-0049c7a6e579 Improvements New! This update provides the Quick Assist application for your client device. This update addresses an issue that might affect authentication. It […]
Flexis December 2022 Patch Review and Recommendation
Impacted Products: Please note the following information regarding the security updates: Known Issues: KB5021237: Applies to Windows 10 Enterprise 2019 LTSC Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2019 LTSC Windows 10 IoT Core 2019 LTSC https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/topic/december-13-2022-kb5021237-os-build-17763-3770-8c1506cc-e030-4cf1-8cd6-774091f46f34 Improvements This security update includes improvements. When you install this KB: This update addresses an issue that might affect applications that run on […]
Exchange Online Basic Authentication Deprecation
Exchange Online Basic Authentication Deprecation Purpose: The purpose of this Change has only ever been to protect your data and accounts from the increasing number of attacks which we see that are leveraging basic auth. Notification from the Message Center: Microsoft has announced to turn off basic authentication for specific protocol in Exchange online from […]
Flexis November 2022 Patch Review and Recommendation
Impacted Products: Please note the following information regarding the security updates: Known Issues: KB5019966: Applies to: Windows 10 Enterprise 2019 LTSC Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2019 LTSC Windows 10 IoT Core 2019 LTSC https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/topic/november-8-2022-kb5019966-os-build-17763-3650-b09dad62-5cd7-47cd-992f-b7d01f2956c1 Improvements This security update includes improvements. When you install this KB: New! It makes Microsoft compliant with US Government (USG) version 6 revision […]
Flexis October 2022 Patch Review and Recommendation
Impacted Products: Please note the following information regarding the security updates: Known Issues: KB5018419: Applies to: Windows 10 Enterprise 2019 LTSC Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2019 LTSC Windows 10 IoT Core 2019 LTSC https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/october-11-2022-kb5018419-os-build-17763-3532-ca62cca7-b599-44c4-a2a6-347996662623 Improvements This security update includes improvements that were a part of update KB5017379 (released September 20, 2022). Key changes in this release include: […]
Flexis September 2022 Patch Review and Recommendation
KB5017315:- 2022-09 Cumulative Update for Windows Server 2019 for x64-based SystemsKB5017396:- 2022-09 Cumulative Update for Windows Server 2016 for x64-based SystemsKB5017305:- 2022-09 Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows Server 2012 R2 for x64-based SystemsKB5017367:- 2022-09 Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows Server 2012 R2 for x64-based Systems Impacted Products: Please note the following information regarding […]
Flexis August 2022 Patch Review and Recommendation
Impacted Products: Please note the following information regarding the security updates: Known Issues: KB5016623: – Applies to: Windows 10 Enterprise 2019 LTSC Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2019 LTSC Windows 10 IoT Core 2019 LTSC https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/topic/august-9-2022-kb5016623-os-build-17763-3287-c7a0bb3a-4083-4cd0-b9ad-119d9267628b IMPORTANT Microsoft released KB5012170 on August 9, 2022. It provides support for Secure Boot Forbidden Signature Database (DBX). This is a standalone, […]