It's the second Tuesday of the month, which means you're in for a pile of Microsoft and Adobe patches. Watch today's video for a quick summary of the issues, and how WatchGuard appliances can help. (Episode Runtime: 1:42) Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvHYJGpr4rc EPISODE REFERENCES: Microsoft September Patch Day summary post - Microsoft Quick SANS … [Read more...]
Microsoft Posts Critical Patches – Daily Security Byte EP.95
It happens every month... Microsoft released their June patches on Tuesday, fixing 45 vulnerabilities in a range of popular products. If you manage a Windows network, you should watch this video to get the Patch Day highlights, and to learn which products to update first. As an aside, I recorded this video Wednesday, but was not able to edit and post it until today due to … [Read more...]
May Day! Microsoft's Patch Day is Not Dead… Yet
Despite Microsoft's recent Ignite Conference announcement—that they'd no longer follow a monthly patch cycle for Windows 10—Patch Tuesday is in full effect for May. Today, Microsoft released 13 security bulletins, including three Critical ones. If you're a Microsoft administrator, you should get to these updates quickly. By the Numbers: Today, Microsoft released 13 security … [Read more...]
Microsoft Rains April Patch Showers
While not quite as bad as last month's 14 security bulletins, April's Patch Day is bursting with updates. According to their summary, Microsoft released 11 security bulletins, some fixing serious issues. Windows administrators should put their heads down, dive in, and get patching. By the Numbers: Today, Microsoft released 11 security bulletins, fixing a total of 26 security … [Read more...]
Microsoft March Patch Madness – Daily Security Byte EP.41
Today's Microsoft Patch Day is huge, with 14 bulletins fixing tens of vulnerabilities (many Critical). If you want to protect your encrypted web connections, and plug a five year old, zero day hole, you should update. See the video for details, or check out our blog post from earlier. (Episode Runtime: 2:28) Direct YouTube … [Read more...]
