Patch Tuesday
May 2021 Patch Tuesday forecast: Spring cleaning is in order
There’s an event referred to as spring cleaning, where we take some time from our regular routines to focus on bringing order back to our homes. We remove the junk that has …
April 2021 Patch Tuesday forecast: Security best practices
March kept us all very busy with the ongoing out-of-band Microsoft updates for Exchange Server and the printing BSODs, which plagued us since last Patch Tuesday. It looks like …
March 2021 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes yet another actively exploited IE zero-day
As system administrators and security teams around the world are working on ascertaining whether they’ve been breached and compromised via vulnerable Microsoft Exchange …
March 2021 Patch Tuesday forecast: Off to an early start
Microsoft got an early start on Patch Tuesday, releasing a series of out-of-band security updates this week to address four zero-day vulnerabilities in Exchange Server. …
February 2021 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft and Adobe fix exploited zero-days
On this February 2021 Patch Tuesday: Adobe has fixed a Reader flaw used in limited attacks, as well as delivered security updates for a variety of products, including Acrobat …
February 2021 Patch Tuesday forecast: The human communication aspect
We spend a lot of time each month discussing the technical details surrounding vulnerabilities, software updates, and the tools we use for patch management in our …
January 2021 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft plugs Defender zero-day RCE
On this January 2021 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft has plugged 83 CVEs, including a Microsoft Defender zero-day Adobe has delivered security updates for a variety of products SAP …
January 2021 Patch Tuesday forecast: New focus on security and software development
2020 is in the rearview mirror and most of us can’t get away fast enough. It was a year unlike any other, but 2021 looks to be unique as well. The year started out with …
2020 to reach vulnerability disclosure levels similar to those in 2019
The number of vulnerability disclosures is back on track to reach or bypass 2019 as we head into 2021, according to Risk Based Security. The team aggregated 17,129 …
A light December 2020 Patch Tuesday for a no-stress end of the year
On this December 2020 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft has plugged 58 CVEs Adobe has delivered security updates for Lightroom, Experience Manager, and Prelude, and has announced that …
December 2020 Patch Tuesday forecast: Always consider the risk
The final Patch Tuesday of the year is upon us and what a year it has been. Forcing many changes this year, the pandemic has impacted the way we conduct both security and IT …
November 2020 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes actively exploited Windows Kernel flaw
On this November 2020 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft has plugged 112 security holes, including an actively exploited one Adobe has delivered security updates for Adobe Reader Mobile …