iOS 12.1 available today, October 30, 2018

 Those with new iPhones are probably aware and updated.
 Some cool features to play with: Group FaceTime, new emojis, dual SIMs (for iPhones equipped), camera enhancements. AND bug fixes.

Windows 1803 out of band patch release

 Today after 18:00 CDT i could load and update KB4462933 on our Windows 10 1803 machines.
No update for the 1809 machine.

 Reports are that the October 2018 update is still causing problems in beta test AND enough issues/problems plague the 1803 April 2018 release     so an out-of-band release.

 You can check the fixes on Microsoft's site for KB4462933 to decide your course of action.

 I applied the patch, no issues yet.

Texas and other state's Voter records for sale

 A reported dark web site selling voter records. Most of the data is considered public information.

 We used to live in Alaska. Until very recently we would receive political calls on our new phone number here for Alaska elections. These seem to have stopped.

 The news is not that states collect these records. The news is not that the states make available these records. The news is that an entity is collecting, aggregating, then selling these records.

Recent Patching News - 8-Oct-2018

 iOS 12.0.1 released today. Local attacker fixes. Thus someone needs physical access to your iPhone.
Not as uncommon as you may think. You have probably seen people attempting to locate a wondering smart phone in restaurants and other venues, I know I have.  Apple does not always disclose all security issues and it is good practice (sic) to keep up with updates/upgrades.

 Unless you are running Windows. Microsoft has pulled their Windows 10 October 2018 update after reports of user files being deleted/removed. Problem is old profiles for users inactive for a year or more. If you have updated your Windows 10 instance, you should check each and every user account to ensure that account's data is still listed AND available. If not, contact Microsoft for a resolution.