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...to be kept up-to-date on Small Business security announcements, deliverables, patch releases, and tools from Trend Micro? Trendy for iPhone keeps you abreast... Read more

5 February, 2011

Oracle gets with the patch programme

Security bulletins and patches will be released on fixed dates in 2005 to allow customers to manage their updates, Oracle says Read more

19 November, 2004 by Dinesh C Sharma

Patch-pouncing security vendors limber up

...and IT administration and/or management software vendors of monitoring the monthly patch releases and making pithy comments on the general state of ensuing IT... Read more

20 January, 2010

Adobe must step up to the security plate

...users would "see more timely communications regarding incidents, quicker turnaround times on patch releases and simultaneous patches for more affected versions as we move forward... Read more

7 August, 2009 by Elinor Mills

Adobe adopts 'Patch Tuesday' security updates

...company "will see more timely communications regarding incidents, quicker turnaround times on patch releases and simultaneous patches for more affected versions as we move forward... Read more

21 May, 2009 by Elinor Mills

Apple tells Mac users to install antivirus software

...the biggest impact by targeting the dominant OS platform. Microsoft's software patch releases are watched closely by the entire industry. The company overhauled its... Read more

2 December, 2008 by Elinor Mills
The man who transformed internet security

The man who transformed internet security

...go public with some details on 8 July, 2008, backed by simultaneous patch releases from Microsoft, Cisco and others. There have been other multiparty patch... Read more

16 July, 2008 by Robert Vamosi
Apple patches 25 security flaws in OS X

Apple patches 25 security flaws in OS X

...Month of Apple Bugs and Month of Kernel Bugs projects in previous patch releases. While several of the vulnerabilities repaired by Apple's updates were... Read more

20 April, 2007 by Joris Evers

New attack technique puts Oracle in crosshairs

...security processes. In January, Oracle started offering advance notification for its quarterly patch releases. In October, it included severity ratings for the first time Read more

2 March, 2007 by Joris Evers

Build a patch-management policy

...Not applicable to XYZ Networks' environment Regardless of platform or criticality, all patch releases will follow a defined process for patch deployment Read more

29 August, 2006 by Michael Mullins

65 security holes found in Oracle

...been brought to its attention and plans to address those in later patch releases, he said Read more

19 July, 2006 by Joris Evers

Microsoft sticks to its patching guns

...Microsoft to hold off. "Major corporate users very much dislike randomly timed patch releases, since it is deeply disruptive of everything else that's going... Read more

5 January, 2006 by Joris Evers

Microsoft to delete Sony DRM 'rootkit'

...Removal Tool is updated monthly and is part of Microsoft's monthly patch releases. Detection and removal of the rootkit component will also be in... Read more

13 November, 2005 by Joris Evers

'Highly critical' security flaw found in Office

...Options include a fix as part of the company's regular monthly patch releases or an unscheduled fix if the vulnerability warrants it Read more

8 October, 2004 by Ina Fried
Critical Vulnerability in Browser Security Metrics

Critical Vulnerability in Browser Security Metrics

...to switch to a "Safer" browser. The negative press associated with security patch releases has a number of unhealthy effects on the industry. The authors... Read more

11 May, 2010

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yeah! all we want free software

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Just gimme a map to the fridge. :D

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