Lync Server 2013 Update – December 2015

This update takes the server from 5.0.8308.933 to 5.0.8308.941, although I’m struggling to see anything that’s actually fixed or changed at this stage. What’s Fixed? Nothing apparently! According to the kb articles, this cumulative update simply resolves issues that have previously been resolved in earlier updates this year! What’s New? Nothing apparently. Download Download the …

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Lync Phone Edition Update – December 2015

This update takes Phone Edition to 4.0.7577.4487 / 4488 & adds SHA-2 support. There doesn’t seem to be an over-arching KB that goes into any more detail (that I can find), just David Paulino’s post on the UC Lobby page on TechNet: This update for Microsoft Lync Phone Edition devices adds support for the SHA-2 …

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SfB 2016 Client Security Update – December 2015

This week’s security update also covers the Office 2016 client for SfB. Kb3114372: “MS15-128: Description of the security update for Skype for Business 2016: December 8, 2015 This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Skype for Business 2016 that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted document or visits a webpage …

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Lync 2013 / SfB 2015 Client Security Update – December 2015

This week’s security update takes the Office 2013-based Lync/SfB client from 15.0.4771.1001 to 15.0.4779.1001. Kb3114351 "MS15-128: Description of the security update for Lync 2013 (Skype for Business): December 8, 2015 This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Lync 2013 and Skype for Business. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a …

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SfB 2015 CU1 Server Update – November 2015

Just to keep us on our toes and to confuse those of us who – like Andrew – keep a rolling “CU” count of updates, Microsoft’s just released the third server update for Skype for Business 2015 and officially labelled it  “CU1”. I know; just go with it. This update (Kb3061064) takes the server from …

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Quick Tip: Am I SE or EE?

I occasionally find myself thrown into a strange Lync or SfB environment – sometimes it’s even a TeamViewer session – and I need to hit the ground running and start discovering what’s going on. Quicker than running up Topology Builder or wading through the output of Get-CsPool, “Get-CsComputer –Local” will tell you very quickly if the …

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SfB 2016 Client Security Update – November 2015

This week’s security update also covers the Office 2016 client for SfB. Kb3085634: “MS15-116 and MS15-123: Description of the security update for Skype for Business 2016: November 10, 2015 This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Skype for Business 2016. These vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted document or goes …

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Lync 2013 / SfB 2015 Client Security Update – November 2015

This week’s security update takes the Office 2013-based Lync/SfB client from 15.0.4763.1001 to 15.0.4771.1001. Kb3101496: “MS15-116 and MS15-123: Description of the security update for Lync 2013 (Skype for Business): November 10, 2015 This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Lync 2013 and Skype for Business. These vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user …

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Use RegEx in Word to Mask IP Addresses

Some of my customers get a bit touchy about IP addresses leaving their corporate environment, so they need to be removed before any documents see the outside world. I’ve already added this as a feature in my script that turns a Sonus gateway backup into a DOCX and PDF. Occasionally I need to send a …

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Disable Lync Media Traffic over IPv6

I stumbled upon a kb this afternoon that caught my eye. I have a couple of customers at the moment having some challenges with IPv6 and Direct Access, and this one – added in the August Security update for the Office2013-based version of the client – might be just what we’re looking for. kb3080519: Adds …

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