Tony Vizza’s Post

Australian Signals Directorate's reminder is spot on. The recent CrowdStrike outage highlighted the importance of not just applying patches, but also properly testing them before deploying to critical infrastructure. At IronSights, we advocate for a risk-based approach to auto-updates, ensuring patches are thoroughly tested and prioritised based on potential impact. This balance helps maintain security without risking operational stability. Thankyou for emphasising the critical role of timely patching in cybersecurity. #CyberSecurity #PatchManagement #RiskManagement

In cybersecurity, patching is crucial, but the approach we take is equally important. It’s essential to remember that strong, reliable operations depend on thorough testing before deploying any updates to production. While auto-patching may appear convenient, it comes with risks—as demonstrated by the recent CrowdStrike outage. This incident highlights the dangers of neglecting thorough patch testing, which can lead to significant disruptions. Rather than rushing, let’s focus on careful testing in our lower environments and closely monitor the results before moving changes to production. By doing this, we’re not only adhering to best practices but also protecting our systems, our work, and our community.

Cybersecurity threats are constantly evolving, so it’s essential to kick off your monthly patching routine for Microsoft systems as soon as new updates are available. Staying on top of these updates helps protect against the latest risks.

If you want your business to be ahead of this news rather than reading about it on LinkedIn, let us know at DQA and we can set you up to securely manage your environment and help you deal with the cyber challenges. Why would you do this? Well, simply, organisations who have their security well organised have less interruptions to busienss than those who don’t. If that’s not enough then we can talk about what happens when a threat becomes real…. #microsoft #cybersecurity #secureorganisationsareproductiveorganisations

When it comes to cybersecurity, patching is critical, but how we patch is just as important. Let’s remember that the key to strong, reliable operations lies in thorough testing before rolling out any updates to production. While auto-patching might seem convenient, it carries risks—as we saw with the recent CrowdStrike outage. This incident reminds us that cutting corners on patch testing can lead to serious disruptions. Instead of rushing, let’s prioritize careful testing in our lower environments, monitoring outcomes closely before promoting changes to production. By doing so, we’re not just following best practices—we’re safeguarding our systems, our work, and our community.

The Cybersecurity threat and vulnerability landscape is never dormant. For Microsoft environments your monthly activities in patching begin here…

Keeping systems updated is crucial in protecting your business from cyber attacks. It can feel like a game of whack-a-mole with 100’s of new vulnerabilities discovered every month. Automated patch management and a team regularly checking for open vulnerabilities refuces your cyber risks and lets you and your people focus on customers and revenue. If you need help with your patch and vulnerability management approach reach out to Aretex and our Technology Services team can help.

Hey M’soft, It’s a bit late to draw attention to active vulnerabilities - we all need pre-emptive protection from all malware, especially including ‘zero-day’ nasties, whether they are new code or re-packaged code. The answer is deep learning capability. Perhaps re-building algorithms from the ground-up is too expensive for a massive conglomerate (too big to successfully direct and manage?) to invest in. The holding pattern in the marketplace could break you ? Time to cut the loss - millions of customers are knowingly exposed 24/7/365 to the next incidents of active vulnerabilities. Maybe now withdraw from the marketplace and work to enable true cybersecurity protection for your customer-set. Real-time (yep, that’s right !) detection of and prevention from ‘zero-day’ malware intrusions is available now. Try working with DeepInstinct.com It will run along side Windows without impacting performance. A new Win-Win for you guys and your paying customers - upgrade to value for money (remarkable ROI) in cybersecurity. #CEO #CISO #COO #CFO #cybersecurity

Please click that update button in your Windows notifications bar if you haven't done already. Lots of patches for vulnerabilities have been released this month by MS and some have found to have been exploited in the wild already. #patchtuesday #microsoft #cybersec #infosec