What can we expect of this March Patch Tuesday?
March is here and that means it was time for RSA Conference in San Francisco. I’ve been on the expo floor all week and I can tell you the worldwide security industry is …
Mild to medium volume expected for February 2019 Patch Tuesday
If you look at the recent Patch Tuesday lineups, we have seen the usual updates for the Microsoft Windows OS, browsers, and Office. In the last two months we have seen updates …
January 2019 Patch Tuesday forecast: Partly cloudy followed by heavy fog around Java
2018 ended with a bit of excitement. Shortly after November Patch Tuesday we saw a pair of Flash Player zero-days (November 20 and December 5), which were followed by just …
December Patch Tuesday forecast: Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
Grab your shovels, dust off the snow blower, and bundle up. The way patches are accumulating this month is making me think of winter in Minnesota. I’m talking about the kind …
Round two: Microsoft prepares to release Windows 10 October 2018 Update… again!
Thanksgiving comes early this year, but the Microsoft Windows 10 October 2018 Update is coming late. Should we be thankful? Let’s revisit the short history of this release, …
Heading into October Patch Tuesday on the heels of big announcements from Microsoft
October is here and Patch Tuesday is next week, followed quickly by Halloween. Don’t be scared (unless you are a Facebook user)! The winds of change are blowing this fall …
September Patch Tuesday forecast: Evaluate third-party updates alongside Microsoft release
There’s some good and some bad news for the Patch Tuesday forecast this month. The good news is a number of vendors have just released last week, clearing the slate for what …
August Patch Tuesday forecast: Looking ahead after a frustrating July
Approaching August Patch Tuesday, we are supposed to be in the ‘dog days’ of summer where everything slows down. Unfortunately, July was full of CVEs and stability fixes with …
July 2018 Patch Tuesday forecast: The fireworks and the finale
Patch management is kind of like fireworks around the fourth of July. Momentary excitement with lulls that repeat several times until the culminate in a finale! Well there are …
Patch management is not just IT’s responsibility, get your whole team on board
I have been on the road for a few weeks now and surprisingly the topic of discussion has predominantly been patch management. Why is patch such a prevalent topic? Patching …
May 2018 Patch Tuesday forecast: Where are the flowers?
The wintry weather doesn’t want to give up its hold on us here in the US. The extended cold has kept the spring flowers from blooming, dragging out the winter blues. It …
March Patch Tuesday forecast: In like a lamb, out like a lion
It’s March and up here in the Midwest we have a saying for this early spring month, “In like a lamb, out like a lion.” Often the month of March comes with a …