Patch Tuesday

  • Microsoft tells Windows 10 users to uninstall Office

    Office conflicts with one of Patch Tuesday’s security updates, manager cautions on Twitter Microsoft today took the unusual step of telling users running Windows 10’s Technical Preview to uninstall Office before applying one of December’s security updates. “We just made a tough call after working through the night that I […]

  • Patch Tuesday: 16 security advisories, 5 critical for Windows

    All supported versions of Windows are affected including Windows 10 technical preview Microsoft is issuing the largest number of monthly security advisories since June 2011, five of them critical and affecting all supported versions of Windows. And applying the patches will be time consuming, experts say. “Next week will tell […]

  • Microsoft’s final security push is missing the kitchen sink

    Considering all that’s being patched this month, it seems as if Redmond forgot to include the kitchen sink… Tripwire’s Tyler Reguly says that considering all that’s being patched this month, it seems as if Redmond forgot to include the kitchen sink. Next week, Microsoft ends 2013 with 11 bulletins, offering […]

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    Internet Explorer flaws fixed by Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates

    IE vulnerabilities offered hackers a one-two punch, expert says. Microsoft says Internet Explorer versions 6 through 10 are subjects of two critical Patch Tuesday updates for February that could address recent Java woes. Both critical patches address vulnerabilities that could give attackers access to client browsers and from there access […]