To: GS IT All
Subject: October 2022 ePatching for Windows – Deadline 10/26/2022
IMPORTANT – Ongoing BigFix Issues: The DOI BigFix Team is continuing to work with the vendor HCL on resolving reliability issues with authentication into the BigFix Console and Web Reports. The Department considers the issue as “ongoing” until we are told otherwise.
Except for offices with Approved Exceptions …
The final step in moving the USGS DAR encryption project into a compliance phase is to enable automatic shutdowns of non-compliant systems. Respecting the September Fiscal Year Closeout Activities, a decision was made to move the shutdown activities that were supposed to start on August 29, 2022, to Monday, October 17, 2022 providing additional time for sites to remediate non-compliant …
An “AD Data Validation” script runs weekly to notify COUAs about computer objects where the ManagedBy field is blank or set to an invalid AD username (for example, a user who has left USGS).
Starting 10/4/2022, the “AD Data Validation” script will clear the ManagedBy field when it contains a Group instead of a User.
Windows Server is the platform for building an infrastructure of connected applications, networks, and web services. Windows Server 2022 is the latest version of the platform and was launched for general availability in August 2021.
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NOTICE: This Page Has Been Moved.
Please update your bookmarks to:
https://doimspp.sharepoint.com/sites/usgs-ess-tst/SitePages/Windows-11.aspx
The Enterprise Feature Update Deployment plan for Windows 10 launched with the 20H2 Feature Update for Windows 10 in 2021 and is being revamped for the deployment of Windows 10 22H2 in 2023 The plan will help USGS to shorten the window of time required to move between Windows 10 Feature Update versions and help to standardize annual feature …
DHS EMERGENCY DIRECTIVE 20-02 INFORMATION:
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued Emergency directive 20-02 which requires all systems to have this patch applied within 10 business days of the Microsoft patch release date.
The EOL Exception Form is not accepting exception requests for these operating systems. Sites that have a compelling business case for allowing these OS’s to remain on the network past the July 29, 2022 deadline should open a ticket with the Enterprise Security Standards …
The purpose of this document is to assist SysAdmins who have computers that are experiencing a failure to boot after applying the Windows 10 1803 Upgrade.
Please pay close attention to the issue type and the corrective action.
Step 1: Identify the particular error that you are seeing.
