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Even though it is a lighter load - keep in mind you have to implement them.
Talkback Microsoft has delivered a lighter patch Tuesday this month, issuing three critical patches and three important patches. Listed as important, it impacts all platforms except for Vista and Windows 7 and requires a restart.â-ª...
[November 11, 2009, 16:19]
Windows 7 not affected by flaw, says Microsoft
News Once its investigation is wrapped up, Microsoft said it will take action, which could include releasing a patch during its next monthly cycle or doing an 'out-of-band' release, if necessary. Microsoft has taken issue with the fact that that flaw...
[September 9, 2009, 8:43]
Microsoft to fix critical Windows holes
News Microsoft will issue fixes for five critical vulnerabilities affecting Windows and a variety of other software on Patch Tuesday next week. On 27 July, Microsoft made the rare move of issuing a security patch outside of its regular monthly cycle, to...
[August 7, 2009, 13:18]
Microsoft to plug critical hole in IE
News In a rare move, Microsoft on Friday said it would be releasing security updates on Tuesday — outside its monthly patch cycle — for a critical vulnerability in Internet Explorer and a moderate vulnerability in Visual Studio.
[July 27, 2009, 8:17]
Microsoft patches DirectShow, Video ActiveX flaws
News Overall, the six 'Patch Tuesday' updates fix nine vulnerabilities in Windows, Microsoft Office, Internet Security and Acceleration Server, Virtual PC and Virtual Server. Affected software for the critical updates is Windows 2000, Windows XP...
[July 15, 2009, 8:50]
DirectX holes to be plugged next week
News Microsoft said on Thursday that it will issue six security updates on Patch Tuesday next week, including a critical one that will fix two outstanding holes in DirectX that have been targeted in attacks.
[July 10, 2009, 12:16]
Microsoft rolls out record Patch Tuesday fixes
News Microsoft has released 10 security updates fixing a record number of Patch Tuesday holes, including one for a critical hole in Internet Explorer 8 that was exploited as part of a hacking contest at CanSecWest in March.
[June 10, 2009, 8:37]
Patching Insight
Talkback This month will be especially disruptive for desktop/laptop management teams because of an Internet Explorer patch that requires a restart for anyone using Internet Explorer versions 6, 7 or 8 running on XP and Vista.
[June 8, 2009, 8:46]
Microsoft readies 10 security updates
News Microsoft will release 10 security updates on Patch Tuesday next week, including critical patches for holes in Windows, Internet Explorer, Word, Office and Excel. In addition, Adobe said it will provide security updates for Adobe Reader and Acrobat...
[June 5, 2009, 9:36]
Microsoft to patch DirectX hole
News Microsoft on Thursday said it is working on a security patch for a vulnerability in its DirectX streaming media technology in Windows. Microsoft said it would release a patch to fix the hole as soon as it is ready for broad distribution.
[May 29, 2009, 8:31]
Microsoft patches vulnerable PowerPoint hole
News Although Microsoft only dropped one patch for PowerPoint this month, IT administrators shouldn't get the wrong impression and breathe easy given the light load," said Lumension security analyst Paul Henry.
[May 13, 2009, 10:29]
Microsoft patches Excel, Windows, Word flaws
News Microsoft on Tuesday closed security holes in Excel, Windows and Word that had been exploited in the wild, as well as other holes for which exploit code or details exist, all as part of its monthly patch update cycle.
[April 15, 2009, 8:22]
Microsoft, researcher clash over security patch
News On Tuesday, Microsoft released a patch for a hole in Windows 2000 and Server 2003 and 2008 that could allow an attacker to redirect network traffic to a malicious site that has been set to serve as a proxy.
[March 16, 2009, 7:33]
Microsoft plugs critical holes in Windows
News The second important patch, which affects all supported versions of Windows (MS09-007), resolves a vulnerability in the Secure Channel security package in Windows. The patch for Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Server 2003 and Server 2008 plugs a...
[March 11, 2009, 8:03]
Microsoft patches four critical IE, Exchange holes
News As it always does, Microsoft had provided advance notification last week that it would have four security updates on Patch Tuesday. Andrew Storms, director of security operations for security firm nCircle, predicted that while there were no known...
[February 11, 2009, 10:12]
Microsoft fixes holes in Server Message Block
News Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-001, part of the Patch Tuesday bulletin for January, is rated critical for Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, and moderate for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.
[January 14, 2009, 12:22]
Microsoft prepares to patch critical Windows hole
News Microsoft will issue a patch on Tuesday for a critical vulnerability that could allow a hacker to gain control of a computer remotely, the company said in an alert on Thursday. Microsoft also plans to host a webcast at 11am PST as part of Patch...
[January 9, 2009, 8:48]
Microsoft warns of SQL Server vulnerability
News The advisory comes less than a week after Microsoft released a critical security patch to plug vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer amid malicious attackers taking advantage of the security flaws. The vulnerability affects Microsoft SQL Server 2000...
[December 23, 2008, 8:02]
Microsoft investigates zero-day WordPad flaw
News According to Microsoft security advisory 960906, the WordPad flaw only affects users of Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2.
[December 11, 2008, 11:53]
Microsoft patches four security flaws
News Microsoft on Tuesday released its November 2008 security bulletin, including one patch rated 'critical'. All Microsoft security patches for both Windows and Office software are available via Microsoft Update or via the individual bulletins detailed...
[November 12, 2008, 9:08]
