If there is one day of the month you should really focus on software patching, this is the day. The second Tuesday of the month is both Microsoft and Adobe patch day. If you run a Windows shop, or you use Adobe products on any platform, it's time for you to get patching! As they promised, Microsoft released seven bulletins today to fix a wide range of security vulnerabilities … [Read more...]
Microsoft Black Tuesday: Patches for IE, Sharepoint, Office, and Windows
Calling all Microsoft administrators! It's Microsoft Patch Day, and their security updates are available for download. You know the drill by now. As they do every second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft has released May's important security updates. You can find this month's Patch Day highlights in Microsoft's summary post, but here's what you really need to … [Read more...]
Microsoft Black Tuesday: Word 0day Fix & More
Microsoft's monthly Patch Day went live earlier today. As expected they released four security bulletins, fixing flaws in Windows, Internet Explorer (IE), and Office. Microsoft rates two of the bulletins as critical, one that fixes Word vulnerabilities (including a zero day one I warned about earlier) and another that fixes IE flaws. If you use the affected Microsoft products, … [Read more...]
Microsoft Black Tuesday: Patch IE Zero Day & Windows Vulnerabilities
Microsoft's March Patch Day is live, and looks to be by the numbers. As expected, they released five bulletins, including one that contains a fix for a zero day vulnerability in Internet Explorer. Their Patch Day summary highlights five security bulletins that fix 23 vulnerabilities in various Microsoft products, including Internet Explorer (IE), Windows and its various … [Read more...]
August Windows Bulletins Fix RDP, JScript, and Kernel-Mode Drivers Flaws
Severity: High Summary: These vulnerabilities affect: All current versions of Windows and the components that ship with it How an attacker exploits them: Multiple vectors of attack, including sending specially crafted network traffic, enticing users to visit malicious web content, or running malicious applications Impact: In the worst case, an attacker can gain complete … [Read more...]
