Microsoft has posted a listing of products that still require SMBv1 on their Storage Blog in an effort to help Admins identify potential issues/workarounds as they go about disabling SMBv1 in their environments. Microsoft will continue to update the page as more vendor products are identified.
As a reminder, local Admins should disable SMBv1 at their …
Outage Impact: The DOI SCCM site server, which hosts the WSUS Windows update
service, is experiencing a partial outage.
Update –
This service outage is no longer impacting the following:
This service outage continues to impact the following:
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A widespread ransomware campaign is affecting various organizations with reports of tens of thousands of infections in as many as 74 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Spain, Russia, Taiwan, France, and Japan. The software can run in as many as 27 different languages. This exploit utilizes a vulnerability (CVE-2017-0144) in the Microsoft Server Message Block 1.0 (SMBv1) server to …
The BigFix support team is working to ensure that the BigFix client is installed on all supported systems and that the systems are accurately associated with their proper A&A boundaries and sites. This includes Windows clients, Windows servers, Mac OS, Solaris, and Linux systems.
The GS-Wide: Computer Inventory Details Web Report can be utilized to view …
Since macOS Sierra was released, BUTST has been continually testing Sierra for compatibility with Centrify, BigFix (IEM), Symantec (SEP), and Pulse. While BUTST has ensured functionality, each site should test installation/upgrade and applications before putting Sierra into USGS production. Please see the revised macOS webpages for additional information regarding macOS Sierra.
Questions or comments can be directed to …
Due to a vulnerability discovered in the RES agent by USGS staff and verified by ITSOT, OCIO decided to remove the RES agent from all DOI computers. The removal action began late yesterday afternoon (Jan 26, 2017) and is nearly complete. There was virtually no warning that this removal activity was going to occur. OCIO deemed the threat severe …
There have been a few instances reported in which Windows immediately signs a user out after logging in. The user is never able to successfully sign in to the Desktop. There is a registry fix available.
This is a reminder that the enforcement for TFA exceptions will go into effect tomorrow. Any exception that has been in the list for longer than 7 days will be removed per previously communicated DOI policy (OCIO Directive 2016-006: Strong Authentication Exception Policy). Please reference email from Paul Exter sent 11/22/2016
Effective immediately, the current approved Windows OS versions for DOI include only:
• Windows 7; Extended Support for Windows 7 will be available through January 2020
• Windows 8.1; Extended Support for Windows 8.1 will be available through January 2023
• Windows 10 Enterprise Editions
Encrypted Windows systems can NOT be upgraded to Windows 10 using standard downloads …
We have prepared your site for viewing/testing on eSP2013
We have loaded A COPY OF your SP2010 Collaboration Site into a eSP2013 TEST environment, where you will be able to view and test your sites functionality. This test environment will not affect your SP2010 production site
What does the site owner have to do?
Using the Remote …
