Microsoft and Adobe plan a tag team assault on computer administrators and users next Tuesday, when they intend to release a pile of Critical security updates. If you manage Windows PCs, you use at least two of the vulnerable products, and likely many more. So I recommend you gear up for a day of software updates next week. Let's start with Microsoft's Patch Day. According to … [Read more...]
Internet Explorer Update Plugs a Vulnerability Duo
Severity: High Summary: These vulnerabilities affect: Internet Explorer 9 (IE 9) How an attacker exploits them: By enticing one of your users to visit a malicious web page Impact: An attacker can execute code on your user's computer, often gaining complete control of it What to do: Install Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 update immediately, or let Windows Automatic Update … [Read more...]
Bring on the July Microsoft Patches!
Do you just absolutely adore applying patches because you know they make your systems more resilient against attacks? If so, do I have good news for you. Next Tuesday is Microsoft Patch Day... Whoohoo! Based on their Advanced Notification page, Microsoft plans to release nine security bulletins on July 10, and they rate three of the bulletins as Critical. The updates will … [Read more...]
Cumulative Patch Plugs 13 Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities
Severity: High Summary: This vulnerability affects: All current versions of Internet Explorer, running on all current versions of Windows How an attacker exploits it: Typically, by enticing one of your users to visit a malicious web page Impact: Various, in the worst case an attacker can execute code on your user's computer, gaining complete control of it What to do: … [Read more...]
Microsoft Delivers a Typical Patch Day for June
Are you ready for next Tuesday's Microsoft Patch Day? It's coming. Based on their Advanced Notification page, Microsoft plans to release seven security bulletins at 11am on June 13, and they rate three of the bulletins as Critical. The updates will fix around 28 vulnerabilities in popular products like Windows, Internet Explorer, Office, the .NET Framework, as well as flaws in … [Read more...]