Greg Lambert evaluates the risks to existing applications and environments from each month's security update.
Nearly every major product family needs immediate patching, from Windows to Office to Microsoft Edge, SQL Server, and even Microsoft Developer Tools.
In addition to rolling out patches to address two zero-days affecting SQL Server and .NET, Microsoft introduced Common Log File System hardening with signature verification.
IT admins will be busy this month patching Microsoft software and apps, but not nearly as busy as they were in January.
The latest update from Microsoft deals with 112 flaws, including eight the company rated critical — and three zero-day exploits. Ninety-five of the vulnerabilities affect Windows.
This month’s release from Microsoft delivers 63 different fixes across the company’s various platforms.
This month’s release from Microsoft includes 175 updates — and four zero-day flaws that should be patched ASAP.
This month’s collection of fixes from Microsoft includes 86 patches — but at least there were no zero-day bugs.
This isn’t a good month for IT admins to take time off if they want to get ahead of all the patches Microsoft pushed out this week.
Microsoft this month pushed out 133 patches for a broad swatch of software and apps and plugged a zero-day flaw in SQL Server.
IT admins should move quickly to patch two zero-day flaws Microsoft patched earlier this week.
Five zero-day exploits earn this month’s Windows updates a “Patch Now” recommendation.
IT admins will be busy this month: the latest patch update from Microsoft includes 126 fixes, including one for an exploited Windows flaw and five critical patches for Office.
Compared to past months, the number of security fixes released for March is down, but that doesn’t mean IT admins won’t be busy.
Included in the mix of patches released this month are two zero-day flaws affecting Windows; admins, that means it’s time to patch now.
After a fairly tame round of patches to end 2024, Microsoft gets back to business with a lengthy list of updates to start the year.
IT admins will be busy this month dealing with 89 vulnerabilities — and three zero-day flaws in Windows that should be patched ASAP.
Microsoft's updates for this month affect Windows, SQL Server, Microsoft Excel and Visual Studio and will require a significant amount of testing.
With its latest Patch Tuesday release, Microsoft released 79 updates for the Windows platform and addressed for separate zero-day vulnerabilities.
Microsoft’s monthly update for August includes fixes for six — yes, six — zero-day flaws affecting Windows and Office.
This month’s Patch Tuesday release includes 132 fixes with a big focus on Microsoft SQL Server.
