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Field Note · Jul 8, 2026 · Colten Anderson

Turn on DNS scavenging without deleting records you still need

Windows DNS zones fill up with A and PTR records for servers you retired years ago. Aging and scavenging cleans them out, but a wrong interval deletes live records. Here is the careful way to enable it.
Analysis · Jun 22, 2026 · Colten Anderson

CVE-2026-45657: 'Exploitation Less Likely' Is Not a Patch Window

Microsoft's June kernel use-after-free is wormable, CVSS 9.8, and sitting in researchers' hands. The hazard rating says 'Exploitation Less Likely.' Your patch cycle shouldn't read that as wait.