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...
View ArticleHappy 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 ArticleWhy 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 ArticleYou’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...
View ArticleWhat 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 ArticleHappy 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 ArticleWhy 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 ArticleYou’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...
View ArticleThe 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 Our vulnerability scanner determined one file, MSO.dll, was still out of date.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...
View ArticleWhat 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 ArticleHappy 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 ArticleWhy 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 ArticleYou’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...
View ArticleThe 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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