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The Microsoft monthly security update release is published on the second Tuesday of each month. It’s a good idea to restart your PC on the following Wednesday – today. We may well restart some of your servers overnight this week if a patch requires it. NEW THIS WEDNESDAY Yesterday’s Patch Tuesday included security updates for 150 flaws and 67 remote code execution bugs as well as fixes for 26 secure boot bypasses. Overall Microsoft patched:…
Windows 10 goes out of support on the 14th of October 2025. Already?!! Yes. It was released in July 2015. It’ll have been out for ten years in July 2025 – and ten years is the usual lifespan of a Windows operating system. Windows 11 has been out for four years already. Bearing in mind that guidelines are to replace your laptop or computer every three to five years, by the time Windows 10 goes…
This is the final article in our Cybersecurity 101 series. There are a few key items that make a significant difference to your risk of getting breached. The first is: factor in security whenever you are thinking about your IT. When you are considering new software, think about where your data might be being held and by who. Any time you talk to your IT Company about setting something up or buying a piece of…
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is more and more common, Microsoft 365 now uses it by default and most solutions that access privileged information like accounting platforms or marketing software require a second form of identification. Our article on cybersecurity and stopping malicious actors covers what MFA is and why it is important. This article is about how to set it up. Various options are available – text messages to your phone, emails with a code, push…
