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Patch Tuesday Debugged
By Greg Lambert
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Opinions expressed by ICN authors are their own.
Microsoft delivers a solid, low-impact Patch Tuesday
This month's Patch Tuesday brought a solid set of updates for Windows, Microsoft Office, Exchange, and Chromium-based Edge (Chromium). But there weren't any critical issues requiring companies to patch right away.
Take your time testing these February Patch Tuesday updates
With this month's very light Patch Tuesday release from Microsoft, security and systems administrators should take time to test their apps and desktop/server builds.
Patch Tuesday gets off to a busy start for January
For the first Patch Tuesday of 2022, Microsoft offered up fixes for 97 security issues, with six of them rated as critical.
Patching isn't enough for December's Patch Tuesday
With 67 flaws addressed, six publicly-reported issues and one vulnerability already exploited, this month's updates pale in comparison to the challenges addressing the Log4j issue.
Updates to Exchange and Microsoft Installer drive Patch Tuesday testing
Microsoft rolled out a relatively light update for this month's Patch Tuesday, though two significant flaws in the Windows platform have been publicly disclosed and lend some urgency to the latest updates.
Four zero-day exploits add urgency to October's Patch Tuesday
Microsoft's update for this month brings fixes for four zero-day vulnerabilities and 74 updates to the Windows ecosystem — including a difficult-to-test kernel update and an Exchange Server update that requires some technical skill...
Legacy apps are at risk with the September Patch Tuesday update
Testing your legacy applications and printing will be important when dealing with this month's Patch Tuesday updates.
The focus for August's Patch Tuesday? Printing
August brought a fairly light Patch Tuesday as Microsoft pushed out just 44 patches across Windows, Office and the Microsoft development platforms.
A big July Patch Tuesday — and the ongoing print nightmare
This is a big and important update for the Microsoft Windows ecosystem, with 117 patches that address four publicly reported and four exploited vulnerabilities.
6 zero-days make this a 'Patch Now' Patch Tuesday
For June, Microsoft released 50 updates to address vulnerabilities across the Windows and Office ecosystems. There's some good news — and some bad.
Browser updates are back for the May's Patch Tuesday
With 55 updates, three publicly reported vulnerabilities and reports of public exploits for Adobe Reader, this month's update will require some time and testing before deployment.
The Patch Tuesday focus for April: Windows and Exchange (again)
Another very broad series of updates across the Windows ecosystems for this April patch cycle. Unfortunately, four vulnerabilities affecting Windows have been publicly disclosed and one security vulnerability has been reported as...
Patch Exchange now, and test your Windows updates
If it weren't for some serious security issues involving on-premises Microsoft Exchange servers, I'd say things look pretty good for this month's batch of patches.
What's not to love with this month’s Patch Tuesday?
Despite a lower-than-average number of updates and patches in February, four vulnerabilities have been publicly disclosed and we're seeing increasing reports of exploits in the wild.
Easing into the new year with a modest January Patch Tuesday
Microsoft started 2021 with a relatively benign update cycle for Windows and Microsoft Office systems, delivering 83 updates for January. There are no Zero-days or “Patch Now” recommendations.
Microsoft presents us with a light Patch Tuesday for December
With only 58 reported vulnerabilities, this month's Microsoft Patch Tuesday represents a welcome respite from the large and broad updates seen during the past year.
Browser updates are back for Update Tuesday; testing may be needed for Windows patches
Microsoft this week released 112 updates to its Windows, browser, development and Office platforms. But there were no zero-days or reports of publicly exploited vulnerabilities for November.
Microsoft focuses on Office, less so on Windows, and offers nothing for browsers on Patch Tuesday
This was a surprisingly light update, with a reduced number of Windows updates, no Microsoft browser updates and some critical Office patches — so far. Microsoft is scheduled to release more updates this month and we will see whether...
A fat Windows Update for September's Patch Tuesday
Microsoft released 129 updates to its Windows ecosystem this month. The good news: we are not dealing with any zero-days or publicly reported vulnerabilities.
A zero-day and testing of key printing features will drive August Windows updates
Though a DNS-spoofing vulnerability in Windows has been rated as a zero-day, the focus for this month’s updates should be on testing key Windows features prior to deployment.
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