Has Patch Tuesday become an all too familiar nightmarish ritual that shows signs of only escalating numbers of vulnerabilities to be patched? Does each month represent a new record in the time taken by your IT staff to get critical systems (servers and devices) and laptops patched? If December 14 is an indication of the Read more…
Tags: Endpoint Protection, enterprise, Patch Tuesday, Risk and Compliance, security
Microsoft delivered 10 security updates yesterday to patch a record-tying 34 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer, Office and SharePoint. Microsoft labeled three as “critical” – because they allowed attackers to remotely install malware on victim machines – two address issues in Windows and the third, tackles Internet Explorer (IE). The IE update fixes vulnerabilities that Read more…
Tags: Endpoint Protection, Internet Explorer, Patch Tuesday, SharePoint, vulnerability, Windows 7
The year 2010 has already demonstrated more potent exploit of vulnerabilities in standard desktop applications and browsers. Through appropriate deployment of protections, IT teams can build up an integrated base of countermeasures to eliminate fear of the unknown, while protecting against the bad and enabling the good, both good code and the successful operation of Read more…
I’ve seen a lot of Patch Tuesdays. If you look back at history, the concept of updating (“patching”) the Windows operating system began with the release of Windows 98. The term “Patch Tuesday” didn’t actually start until 2004 when the ritual became more scheduled in an attempt to reduce patch cycles. Each month Microsoft would Read more…
Tags: Compliance, kurtz, Microsoft, Patch Tuesday, Small Business
Two days ago Microsoft released an unprecedented 13 patches, covering 34 vulnerabilities and roughly requiring 30MB of code to fully patch a system. Microsoft has rated several of these vulnerabilities as critical and recommends rapid adoption of these patches as exploits are expected to begin circulating for several in the next few days. No small Read more…
Tags: Compliance, data breach, Data Protection, Endpoint Protection, Patch Tuesday
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