Patch Tuesday
Microsoft patches flaw exploited by Stuxnet – again
Among the vulnerabilities patched by Microsoft in this month’s Patch Tuesday is one that was supposedly patched back in 2010. The Windows Shell Shortcut Icon Loading …
Microsoft patches Windows, IE, Office, SharePoint
This month Microsoft has released 14 new bulletins, 5 of which are rated as Critical, 9 as Important. As a déjà vu from last month, a critical remote code execution …
Attackers can bypass Windows’ protections by changing a single bit
Among the many vulnerabilities that Microsoft patched on Tuesday is one that can be exploited to bypass all Windows security measures by, curiously enough, modifying a single …
Microsoft fixes critical remotely exploitable Windows root-level design bug
In this month’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has released nine security bulletins to address 56 unique vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Internet …
Analysis of 2014 Microsoft patch trend data
Tripwire announced an analysis of Microsoft patch data from 2014. “The 2014 data clearly shows that Microsoft is packing in more CVEs per bulletin in 2014,” said …
January’s Patch Tuesday marks the start of a new era
Microsoft’s January 2015 patch Tuesday marks the start of a new era. It seems that Microsoft’s trend towards openness in security has reversed and the company that …
Pre-Patch Tuesday alerts no longer publicly available
Microsoft’s Advanced Notification Service (ANS), which for over a decade provided advanced warning about the patches and updates that the company would push out on its …
Microsoft released seven advisories, three are critical
December’s Patch Tuesday brings us seven advisories, three of which are listed as Critical. Depending on how you want to count it, we see a total of 24 or 25 CVEs …
Microsoft to patch three critical issues
December’s advanced Patch Tuesday brings us seven advisories, three of which are listed as Critical. The Critical issues affect, Internet Explorer, all supported …
Latest Microsoft patches crucial for all Windows users
Microsoft has closed a great many flaws, including a 0-day abused by the Sandworm team, in November’s Patch Tuesday. But there is another vulnerability that you should …
Microsoft patches Windows, IE, Word, SharePoint and IIS
This month Microsoft is publishing 14 bulletins with new versions and patches for its software, operating systems and applications. This is one fewer bulletin than Microsoft …
Microsoft patches SandWorm 0-day
Microsoft is back in fine form this month with eight upcoming advisories affecting Internet Explorer, the entire Microsoft range of supported operating systems, plus Office, …