Dumb Question

[RobertShawver]

What exactly should we be doing when we get the Applications and Threats Content Release Notes?

[OtakarKlier]

Hello,

Not a dumb question at all. I read through them to see if there could be any impact to my environment. Say a new application is released, could this affect my environment, etc. Lets say a new Zoom application is release and I dont have it whitelisted to be allowed outbound, it would get blocked and a lot of users would be unhappy. So I would choose the time this would be installed or perform it manually and test to see if there was traffic getting blocked (during after hours maintenance window). Also there are times where you dont know, so its best to be vigilant when the update is installed and any calls to the support desk regarding that application.

Hope this makes sense.

Cheers!

[BPry]

@RobertShawver,

In addition to what @OtakarKlier already mentioned, these are also where you'll find most customer notices and reminders that you'll actually care about (although in my mind they stick around for a bit too long, muddying up their usefulness when they occasionally update some of them). 

So like right now you have a reminder about the new "scanning-activity" category that was recently added; and you'll get a notice about the new template that'll be in use starting on the 12th regarding these exact notices. This new format should clear up a lot of my issues with the existing notices and make things cleaner. 

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