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Wednesday, June 9th, 2010The Microsoft Patch Tuesday train rolled into town today, dropping off a massive 10 security bulletins with fixes for at least 34 documented vulnerabilities. Three of the bulletins are rated “critical” because of the risk of remote code execution attacks. Affected products include the Windows operating system, Microsoft Office, the Internet Explorer browser and Internet [...]
Microsoft Patches for March 2010
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010Microsoft is planning a quiet Patch Tuesday this month: Just two bulletins with patches for eight security vulnerabilities.
Microsoft Patches for February 2010
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010Microsoft today released 13 security bulletins with fixes for 26 vulnerabilities affecting Windows and Office users and warned customers to pay special attention to a slew of flaws that can be trivially exploited by malware miscreants. The company urged customers to prioritize and deploy four updates because of the “critical” severity rating and the fact [...]
Microsoft to release emergency IE patch – Jan 2010
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010Microsoft has started dropping broad hints that an emergency patch for Internet Explorer will be released very soon to counter targeted attacks and the publication of exploit code for a “browse and you’re owned” vulnerability in its flagship Web browser. The out-of-band update will be released once the company is satisfied that it has been [...]
Microsoft Patches for January 2010
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010The first Microsoft patch for 2010 is out, providing cover for a solitary vulnerability in the way Windows handles EOT (Embedded OpenType) fonts. The update is rated “critical” but Microsoft says there is a low likelihood of exploitation on its newer operating systems. The vulnerability, which was discovered by Google security engineer Tavis Ormandy, is [...]
Microsoft Patches for December 2009
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009Microsoft today shipped six bulletins with patches for a total of 12 documented security vulnerabilities in a wide range of widely deployed software products. Three of the six bulletins are rated
Microsoft Patches for November 2009
Thursday, November 12th, 2009As part of its scheduled batch of patches for November, Microsoft today issued six security bulletins with fixes for a total of 15 vulnerabilities affecting its Windows and Office product lines. Three of the six bulletins are rated
Microsoft Patches for October 2009 – 13 critical
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009Microsoft is planning a bumper Patch Tuesday next week
Microsoft Patches for September 2009
Monday, September 7th, 2009Microsoft
Microsoft Patches for June 2009 – 6 critical
Monday, June 8th, 2009According to the Microsoft Security Response Center, Microsoft will issue 10 Security Bulletins on Tuesday, and it will host a webcast to address customer questions on the bulletin the following day (June 10 at 11:00am PST, if you’re interested).
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