Microsoft Corporation has announced security updates for February that affect the following software:
- .NET and Visual Studio
- .NET Framework
- 3D Builder
- Azure App Service
- Azure Data Box Gateway
- Azure DevOps
- Azure Machine Learning
- HoloLens
- Internet Storage Name Service
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
- Microsoft Defender for IoT
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
- Microsoft Exchange Server
- Microsoft Graphics Component
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Office OneNote
- Microsoft Office Publisher
- Microsoft Office SharePoint
- Microsoft Office Word
- Microsoft PostScript Printer Driver
- Microsoft WDAC OLE DB provider for SQL
- Microsoft Windows Codecs Library
- Power BI
- SQL Server
- Visual Studio
- Windows Active Directory
- Windows ALPC
- Windows Common Log File System Driver
- Windows Cryptographic Services
- Windows Distributed File System (DFS)
- Windows Fax and Scan Service
- Windows HTTP.sys
- Windows Installer
- Windows iSCSI
- Windows Kerberos
- Windows MSHTML Platform
- Windows ODBC Driver
- Windows Protected EAP (PEAP)
- Windows SChannel
- Windows Win32K
Pitt Information Technology recommends that users immediately identify and install the security updates necessary to remediate these vulnerabilities by using Microsoft's Windows Update feature on their computers as soon as possible. Additional information about the updates is available on Microsoft’s Security TechCenter.
In addition, Pitt IT recommends that all students, faculty, and staff install Antivirus and Anti-Malware (Malwarebytes) Protection. Departments can submit a help request to obtain Malwarebytes for multiple machines.
Please contact the Technology Help Desk at 412-624-HELP (4357) if you have any questions regarding this announcement.