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Microsoft to fix eight bugs in year's final Patch Tuesday Microsoft will deliver eight security updates next week, six of them marked "critical," to plug holes in Windows, Internet Explorer, Office, and other products.Two of the eight updates will patch Windows, anothe Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft preps emergency IE patch for Wednesday release Microsoft will issue an emergency patch on Wednesday to quash a critical bug in Internet Explorer (IE) that attackers have been exploiting for more than a week, the company announced Tuesday.The advance warning Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft re-issues July WSUS patch Microsoft Wednesday re-issued a July fix for a bug that had prevented some network administrators from using the company's primary business patch management tool to deploy security updates.The patch, which was p Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Windows users indifferent to patch alarm When Microsoft issued an emergency patch for a critical Windows bug six weeks ago, it warned that attacks were in progress and told users to patch immediately.The message didn't sink in, a security company claim Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Another Microsoft bug revealed on huge patch day Along with its biggest patch release in five years, Microsoft warned on Tuesday of another potentially dangerous vulnerability in its software.The problem lies within the WordPad Text Converter for Word 97 files Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Oops! Mozilla forgets Firefox 2 patch, must re-issue update A "clerical error" by Mozilla omitted one of the security patches that was supposed to be included in the Windows version of Tuesday's Firefox 2.0 .0.19 release, a company executive said Wednesday."We don't beli Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Apple update finally fixes important DNS bug Apple has released a security update for its Mac OS X operating system, fixing a critical Internet security flaw that the company had failed to properly patch in late July.The Mac OS X v. 10.5.5 security update Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Critical Outlook and Excel bugs star in March Patch Tuesday Black Tuesday updates focus on MS Office Microsoft released four updates on Tuesday as part of its regular Patch Tuesday update cycle.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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MS preps critical Vista patch for Tuesday As Redmond unwraps 'comments disabled' vuln research blog Microsoft plans to issue two security patches next Tuesday, one of which earns the dreaded rating of critical, in this year's first edition of its regular Patch Tuesday update cycle.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Deployment bug mars Patch Tuesday Mixed environment mix-up Microsoft has posted a workaround for a bug that left some enterprises unable to apply the latest patch Tuesday update.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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MS preps 12 fixes for August Patch Tuesday Could this prompt a sysadmin recall? Microsoft is preparing 12 security fixes - seven critical - as part of the August edition of its regular Patch Tuesday update cycle.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Bumper Patch Tuesday plugs multiple Office flaws 11 updates, six critical in latest Microsoft update Critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office star in the latest edition of Microsoft's Patch Tuesday updates.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Top 10: Browser war redux, patch time, virtualization news Google garnered headlines all week with its new Chrome browser. Rival Microsoft announced it will release just four patches next Tuesday, but that may not be cause to think the day will be an easy one for those responsible for keeping systems patched. On the virtualiz Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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MS roll out exploit prediction with Patch Tuesday Here is the attack forecast Microsoft plans to debut impact predictions related to vulnerabilities with the next edition of its Patch Tuesday update cycle.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Bumper MS patch batch spells client-side misery IE still vulnerable after bombardment Microsoft issued eight updates on Tuesday - two more than expected - as part of its Patch Tuesday update cycle.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Microsoft to rush out emergency Windows patch Microsoft will rush out an emergency security patch for Windows users on Thursday.The company offered few details on why it was releasing the software update, which is rated critical for users of Windows 2000, W Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Four 'important' Microsoft patches due Tuesday Microsoft will release four security patches for its Windows, Exchange, and SQL products next Tuesday, all rated "important."The Exchange and SQL flaws are "Elevation of Privilege" bugs, meaning that an attacker Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Does patch management need patching? According to a recent estimate from Verizon, 90 percent of successful exploits these days involve vulnerabilities for which a patch has been available for six months or longer."For the overwhelming majority of a Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Cisco to patch IOS on a regular schedule Following the lead of Microsoft and Oracle, Cisco Systems will start releasing security patches for some of its products on a schedule.The scheduled updates will be for the Internetwork Operating System (IOS) so Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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HP promises patch for XP SP3 endless reboot snafu HP Thursday confirmed that some users of its AMD-based desktops have had problems after installing Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3), and said it would issue a patch this week to prevent machines from spiraling into endless reboots. HP also told users to delay installin Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |