Though not the biggest on record, today's Patch Day is no slouch. As expected, Microsoft released a dozen security bulletins, fixing 57 vulnerabilities that affect a range of their software, including: Windows (and its components) .NET Framework Internet Explorer (IE) Exchange Server Fast Search Server 2010 According to the summary alert, Microsoft rates five of the … [Read more...]
MS Black Tuesday: 12 Bulletins, 57 Flaws, and Lots of Work
Though not the biggest on record, today's Patch Day is no slouch. As expected, Microsoft released a dozen security bulletins, fixing 57 vulnerabilities that affect a range of their software, including: Windows (and its components) .NET Framework Internet Explorer (IE) Exchange Server Fast Search Server 2010 According to the summary alert, Microsoft rates five of the … [Read more...]
Microsoft Black Tuesday: Updates Correct .NET and MSXML Flaws
Are you ready for the first Patch Day of 2013? If you run a Microsoft shop (Mac users need not apply this month), get ready as you'll want to install some of today's updates as soon as you can. As promised, Microsoft released seven security bulletins and software updates today, two of which they rate as Critical. The seven updates fix 12 vulnerabilities in products like … [Read more...]
Microsoft Black Tuesday: Patch Before the Holidays
If you're anything like me, your late December schedule is quickly filling with holiday parties, family activities, and seasonal days off. This means if you want to secure your Microsoft environment before the end of the year, you better get started earlier rather than later. Today, Microsoft released seven security bulletins fixing at least 11 vulnerabilities in many of their … [Read more...]
Microsoft Black Tuesday: Critical Updates Affect Windows 8 and More
It's Microsoft Patch Day and I have a question for you. How quick are you at applying software updates? Do you jump on them within the day; a week, or are you months behind? If you are one of the many who fall behind, know that patching is one of the practices that can most improve your security posture. I recommend you take this opportunity to improve your patching practices … [Read more...]
