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Microsoft gears up monthly patch release

...patches on a monthly schedule. The company announced its shift to a monthly patching cycle as a part of a new security initiative unveiled at... Read more

11 November, 2003 by Patrick Gray

Windows attack code released

...Microsoft offered a fix for the "critical" bug as part of its monthly patching cycle. Microsoft is aware of the "detailed exploit code" for the... Read more

17 November, 2006 by Joris Evers

Microsoft to fix zero-day XML flaw

...vulnerability that is actively being used in cyberattacks. As part of its monthly patching cycle, Microsoft will release a bulletin with a "critical" fix for... Read more

10 November, 2006 by Joris Evers

Shady sites exploit another IE flaw

...to Sunbelt. Microsoft plans to fix the flaw as part of its monthly patching cycle on 10 October, the software giant said in a security... Read more

20 September, 2006 by Joris Evers

Second zero-day Excel flaw emerges

...patches are available. Microsoft typically does not release fixes outside of its monthly patching cycle for such flaws, these experts said. On Monday, Microsoft posted... Read more

21 June, 2006 by Joris Evers

Bumper crop of Microsoft patches coming

...a dozen security bulletins with fixes for flaws, as part of its monthly patching cycle. Nine of the bulletins address problems in Windows, two relate... Read more

9 June, 2006 by Joris Evers

Microsoft heralds 'critical' Windows, Exchange patches

As part of its monthly patching cycle, Microsoft plans on Tuesday to release three security bulletins with... Read more

5 May, 2006 by Joris Evers

Critical Office flaw to be patched

As part of its monthly patching cycle, Microsoft plans to release on Tuesday two security bulletins with... Read more

10 March, 2006 by Joris Evers

Vista gets WMF patch

...the PCs of unwitting Windows users. Microsoft earlier this month broke its monthly patching cycle to rush out a "critical" fix for Windows XP, Windows... Read more

18 January, 2006 by Joris Evers

Microsoft patches critical flaws

...the company said in two security bulletins, released as part of its monthly patching cycle. The Windows problem lies in the way the software processes... Read more

11 January, 2006 by Joris Evers

Microsoft patch jams up IE

...released the patch in security bulletin MS05-054, as part of its monthly patching cycle Read more

19 December, 2005 by Joris Evers

Microsoft patches serious IE flaws

...released the patch in security bulletin MS05-054, as part of its monthly patching cycle. The update also plugs three other security holes in Internet... Read more

14 December, 2005 by Joris Evers

Microsoft plans critical Christmas patches

As part of its monthly patching cycle, Microsoft plans to release on Tuesday two security bulletins with... Read more

9 December, 2005 by Joris Evers

Windows exploit code threat multiplies

...patch yet," he said. Microsoft may issue a fix outside of its monthly patching cycle for this problem, Sutton said. Microsoft's next monthly patch... Read more

2 December, 2005 by Joris Evers

Windows Trojan confusion abounds

...a fix for three such flaws on Tuesday as part of its monthly patching cycle. The Windows vulnerabilities relate to how the operating system renders... Read more

11 November, 2005 by Joris Evers

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