October 10th Cybersecurity Update – Missed Patches

Federal computers stand in danger of being left vulnerable to the latest cybersecurity threats. That goes for both servers and desktop PCs. Microsoft this week ...

Federal computers stand in danger of being left vulnerable to the latest cybersecurity threats. That goes for both servers and desktop PCs. Microsoft this week issued 26 security patches for a variety of operating systems. But only skeleton IT staffs are on duty at many agencies. John Pescatore is director of emerging technologies at the SANS Institute. He tells Computerworld, if furloughed workers’ machines are turned off, they are difficult to patch. Those machines would be open to attack when employees return and flip them back on. But Pescatore says most of the government’s security staff was considered essential and remains on the job.

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