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Deploy Windows updates to counter AI-discovered threats

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Zachary-Cavanell
Silver Contributor
Jul 08, 2026

The speed that AI can now discover and exploit vulnerabilities means that our defenses also need to adjust.

For the devices that you manage where you can afford to tighten deployment timelines, we’ll explain updated recommendations and show you how to speed up patching.  It starts with assessing you...
Updated Jul 07, 2026
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PeteMitchell
Brass Contributor
Jul 14, 2026

I guess you guys have already forgotten the mess your multiple poorly tested updates caused the first few months of this year?  And then the "update for the update" released couldn't be installed through the normal Windows Update process?  If you are really concerned about devices not being updated in a timely manner, take a long, hard look in the proverbial mirror and ask yourself why that is.