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Microsoft Patch Tuesday release to fix four holes

The company's next security update will fix four vulnerabilities involving remote code execution that could lead to an attacker taking over a computer Read more

4 March, 2011 by Elinor Mills

Microsoft Patch Updates: XP SP2, the final count-down

Today’s Patch Tuesday update from Microsoft contains just four bug fixes - significantly however, it also marks the end... Read more

12 July, 2010
VB 2011, Apple updates, <endeca_term>Microsoft Patch</endeca_term> Tuesday and German R2D2 Trojan

VB 2011, Apple updates, Microsoft Patch Tuesday and German R2D2 Trojan

In this podcast, the speakers discussed the release of iOS 5 and OS X 10.7.2 and the importance of the security fixes in... Read more

14 October, 2011

SANS gives ASP.NET denial of service warning

IT professionals should apply a Microsoft patch for ASP.NET vulnerabilities as soon as possible, following the publication... Read more

10 January, 2012
Why is a 14-Month-Old Patched Microsoft Vulnerability Still Being Exploited?

Why is a 14-Month-Old Patched Microsoft Vulnerability Still Being Exploited?

In this podcast, the speaker focuses on a specific Microsoft patch, namely MS10-087, released to address the vulnerability CVE-2010-3333... Read more

7 February, 2012

Microsoft issues huge Patch Tuesday update

...Mac, Excel Viewer and SharePoint Services 3.0. "This is the largest Microsoft patch release of 2010 and ties the record for the most vulnerabilities... Read more

9 June, 2010 by Elinor Mills

Bilingual worm masquerades as Microsoft patch

...the mass-mailing Sober worm, discovered on Monday, masquerades as an official Microsoft patch for the MyDoom worm. Sober.D is technically similar to its... Read more

8 March, 2004 by Munir Kotadia

Windows Update flaw 'left PCs open' to MSBlast

A flaw in Windows Update caused some organisations - including the US Army - to wrongly believe they were protected from MSBlast, according to a researcher Read more

15 August, 2003 by Munir Kotadia

Microsoft's patches: Can you trust them?

News Analysis: Instead of spending time and money implementing every patch that Microsoft releases, stick to the service packs and bolster your security policy, say experts Read more

16 July, 2003 by Munir Kotadia

Microsoft Patch Tuesday - April 2010

With this April Microsoft Patch Tuesday Security Update, we see a particularly heavy series of Microsoft... Read more

19 April, 2010

Microsoft Patch Tuesday: March Update

...would update everyone today on the results from this month's (March) Microsoft Patch Update... With this March Microsoft Patch Tuesday Security Update, we see... Read more

12 March, 2010

Microsoft Patch Tuesday brings six critical updates

The largest Patch Tuesday since February sees 20 critical flaws addressed, while further 'important' vulnerabilities have been fixed in five patches Read more

13 August, 2008 by Tom Espiner

Microsoft patch leaves ZoneAlarm users in the dark

A patch for a DNS flaw has left some users of Check Point's ZoneAlarm product experiencing a loss of internet connectivity Read more

10 July, 2008 by Robert Vamosi

Microsoft: Patch now or turn off Bluetooth

Patch Tuesday's release included a critical fix affecting all Windows Vista and XP systems, which could allow attackers to wirelessly steal confidential information from laptops by exploiting a flaw in the Bluetooth stack Read more

11 June, 2008 by Liam Tung and Robert Vamosi

Microsoft Patch Tuesday brings three critical fixes

The software maker has released four patches as part of its monthly update cycle, three of which have a critical rating Read more

15 May, 2008 by Tom Espiner

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