Got Microsoft? Time to Patch Your Windows
Microsoft churned out a bunch of software updates today fix some serious security problems with Windows and other Microsoft products like Internet Explorer (IE), Edge and Office. If you use Microsoft,...
View ArticleFebruary Updates from Adobe, Microsoft
A handful of readers have inquired as to the whereabouts of Microsoft‘s usual monthly patches for Windows and related software. Microsoft opted to delay releasing any updates until next month, even...
View ArticleFlash Player is Dead, Long Live Flash Player!
Adobe last week detailed plans to retire its Flash Player software, a cross-platform browser plugin so powerful and so packed with security holes that it has become the favorite target of malware...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s October Patch Batch Fixes 62 Flaws
Microsoft on Tuesday released software updates to fix at least 62 security vulnerabilities in Windows, Office and other software. Two of those flaws were detailed publicly before yesterday’s patches...
View ArticleEquifax Credit Assistance Site Served Spyware
Big-three consumer credit bureau Equifax says it has removed third-party code from its credit report assistance Web site that prompted visitors to download spyware disguised as an update for Adobe’s...
View ArticleAdobe, Microsoft Patch Critical Cracks
It’s Nov. 14 — the second Tuesday of the month (a.k.a. “Patch Tuesday) — and Adobe and Microsoft have issued gobs of security updates for their software. Microsoft’s 11 patch bundles fix more than...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s Jan. 2018 Patch Tuesday Lowdown
Microsoft on Tuesday released 14 security updates, including fixes for the Spectre and Meltdown flaws detailed last week, as well as a zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Office that is being exploited...
View ArticlePatch Tuesday, September 2018 Edition
Adobe and Microsoft today each released patches to fix serious security holes in their software. Adobe pushed out a new version of its beleaguered Flash Player browser plugin. Redmond issued updates to...
View ArticlePatch Tuesday, November 2018 Edition
Microsoft on Tuesday released 16 software updates to fix more than 60 security holes in various flavors of Windows and other Microsoft products. Adobe also has security patches available for Flash...
View ArticleMicrosoft Patches ‘Wormable’ Flaw in Windows XP, 7 and Windows 2003
Microsoft today is taking the unusual step of releasing security updates for unsupported but still widely-used Windows operating systems like XP and Windows 2003, citing the discovery of a “wormable”...
View ArticleMicrosoft Patch Tuesday, May 2020 Edition
Microsoft today issued software updates to plug at least 111 security holes in Windows and Windows-based programs. None of the vulnerabilities were labeled as being publicly exploited or detailed prior...
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