If you haven't heard already Intel announced a major vulnerability in all of their chips that allows unauthorized access to sensitive data. You can read more on our post here.
Developers of major operating systems such as Microsoft and Apple have been working diligently to release updates.
This past week we saw a good amount of patches including:
- Windows 10 - Version 1709 / Windows Server 2016 (1709) - Quality Update — KB4056892
- Windows 10 - Version 1703 - Quality Update — KB4056891
- Windows 10 - Version 1607 / Windows Server 2016 - Quality Update — KB4056890
- Windows 10 - Version 1511 - Quality Update — KB4056888
- Windows 8.1 / Windows Server 2012 R2 - Security Only Update — KB4056898
- Windows 8.1 / Windows Server 2012 R2 Monthly Rollup — KB4056895
- Windows 7 SP1 / Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 - Security Only Update — KB4056897
- Windows 7 SP1 / Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Monthly Rollup — KB4056894
- Apple 10.13.3 Update High Sierra
- Apple Security Update 2018-001 Sierra
- Apple Security Update 2018-001 El Capitan
We have been testing these updates internally and been following their impact closely. We highly recommend to hold off on all updates as we are experiencing issues with most all of them.
If you are going to hold off on the updates, we also recommend to have an advanced Anti-Virus software on your machines to help protect you from any negative impact from not patching.
Of course if you have any questions, please reach out to us at info@creativeit.com or call us at 336.310.0277