Citrix reports that CVE-2026-88771 and CVE-2026-88772 were exploited before fixes were available. Both affect NetScaler ADC and Gateway deployments, and upgrading to a patched build does not establish…
Our release cycles are extremely long, and the security backlog grows between releases. I'm spending more time responding to tickets than doing productive work. Even when we use…
Windows Server 2016 Essentials has not been able to patch normally through Windows Update for more than a year, although recent Servicing Stack Updates and cumulative updates have…
I've spent most of my career managing AIX and RHEL, with relatively little hands-on Windows experience. I'm now dealing with a Windows Server 2012 R2 system that was…
I'm trying to find an effective method to patch a large number of servers and PCs that operate in an air-gapped environment, meaning they have very limited connectivity.…
Hey everyone! I'm working on a CI/CD pipeline to deploy configuration files for my application. The catch is that these config files need to be modified by specific…
Last week, CISA announced a critical vulnerability for Cisco FMC, identified as CVE-2026-20131, with a severity rating of 10.0 for authentication bypass. If an attacker gains access to…
Has anyone else given up on firmware patching for HPE Proliant servers since Amplifier was discontinued? I've used Amplifier without any issues for years to patch my ESXi…
I manage two standalone servers running Hyper-V. Honestly, we made the switch from VMware a few months back and things have been going pretty well! The VMs are…
I just noticed this morning that our EDR is telling us all our devices need patching due to two CVEs: CVE-2025-55230 and CVE-2025-55229. However, when I try to…
I'm wondering if anyone has transitioned away from SCCM for patch management (for both Windows and third-party apps). If you've made the switch, what did you switch to…
Hey, I've got a bit of a tricky situation with some computers we have. We've got about 30 devices that are only used for one month every year.…
I've recently acquired a new SIEM tool that came bundled with a vulnerability scanner as part of our cyber insurance requirements. The agent is deployed across all machines,…
I manage patching for about 120 Alma servers using Foreman for version control and Ansible via AWX for updates. My current patching process involves running multiple playbooks sequentially…
I have a bare-metal server running Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS set up with unattended-upgrades for main and security updates. However, I also have third-party packages from vendors like Lambdalabs…