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What to do when a Microsoft patch won’t install

So, Microsoft KB947742, an old .NET 1.1 fix, refused to install on one of the servers at work. When I ran the executable, all it did was pop up the window showing the Windows Installer switches or...

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Happy Patch Tuesday, September 2011

Microsoft has five updates and Adobe has two for us on this fine Patch Tuesday, in addition to a patch Mozilla pushed out for Firefox last week. Don’t get too complacent if you run something other than...

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Why every breach is different

I’ve grown used to being asked what unpatched vulnerability was used in the most recent breach, in an effort to make sure some other company is protected. I appreciate the desire to learn from other...

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You’re telling me someone gave a stranger his password?

I was talking breaches last week when a very high-up joined the conversation in mid-stream. “Start over, Dave.” “OK. I’m talking about breaches.” “I know what you’re talking about,” he said, knowingly...

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What to do when a Microsoft patch won’t install

Every once in a while, when you push patches for a living, you come across a time when a Microsoft patch won’t install. This is one of those times, and what I did to fix it. So, Microsoft KB947742, an...

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Happy Patch Tuesday, September 2011

Microsoft has five updates and Adobe has two for us on this fine Patch Tuesday, in addition to a patch Mozilla pushed out for Firefox last week. Don’t get too complacent if you run something other than...

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Why every breach is different

I’ve grown used to being asked what unpatched vulnerability was used in the most recent breach, in an effort to make sure some other company is protected. I appreciate the desire to learn from other...

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You’re telling me someone gave a stranger his password?

I was talking breaches last week when a very high-up joined the conversation in mid-stream. “Start over, Dave.” “OK. I’m talking about breaches.” “I know what you’re talking about,” he said, knowingly...

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The update is already installed on this system

I had an update on my system in a partially installed state. Our vulnerability scanner determined one file, MSO.dll, was still out of date. It recommended a patch to apply. Running it gave me an error...

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What to do when a Microsoft patch won’t install

Every once in a while, when you push patches for a living, you come across a time when a Microsoft patch won’t install. This is one of those times, and what I did to fix it. So, Microsoft KB947742, an...

View Article

Happy Patch Tuesday, September 2011

Microsoft has five updates and Adobe has two for us on this fine Patch Tuesday, in addition to a patch Mozilla pushed out for Firefox last week. Don’t get too complacent if you run something other than...

View Article

Why every breach is different

I’ve grown used to being asked what unpatched vulnerability was used in the most recent breach, in an effort to make sure some other company is protected. I appreciate the desire to learn from other...

View Article

You’re telling me someone gave a stranger his password?

I was talking breaches last week when a very high-up joined the conversation in mid-stream. “Start over, Dave.” “OK. I’m talking about breaches.” “I know what you’re talking about,” he said, knowingly...

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The update is already installed on this system

I had an update on my system in a partially installed state. Our vulnerability scanner determined one file, MSO.dll, was still out of date. It recommended a patch to apply. Running it gave me an error...

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