Microsoft announced today that next week’s Patch Tuesday will be the lightest of 2012, with six security bulletins and just one rated critical. The critical patch will apply to all Windows customers as it addresses a vulnerability that affects the entire family of the operating system, up to and including…
Six bulletins, one critical, expected for March 2012 Patch Tuesday
Microsoft?s March bundle of updates repairs seven vulnerabilities, including a critical Windows flaw. View full post on SearchSecurity: Security Wire Daily News View full post on National Cyber Security
Patch Tuesday Valentine’s 2012
Microsoft released nine patches today, several designed to repair rather critical flaws. Don’t get too distracted by the lack of chocolates and flowers, get patching! View full post on Naked Security – Sophos View full post on National Cyber Security
February 2012 Patch Tuesday to address 21 vulnerabilities
Microsoft plans to fix coding errors in Internet Explorer, .NET Silverlight and Microsoft Office. View full post on SearchSecurity: Security Wire Daily News View full post on National Cyber Security
Microsoft to issue nine security updates in February Patch Tuesday
Microsoft is set to deliver nine security updates next week, four of them critical, to patch 21 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer, Office, .Net and Silverlight. This year’s February Patch Tuesday will feature three fewer updates and one less patch than 2011′s. Four of the nine updates were tagged “critical,”…
Hacker threatens to release full Norton Antivirus code on Tuesday
A hacker who goes by the name of “Yama Tough” threatened Saturday to release next week the full source code for Symantec Corp’s flagship Norton Antivirus software. “This coming Tuesday behold the full Norton Antivirus 1,7Gb src, the rest will follow,” Yama Tough posted via Twitter. In the past week…
Hacker says to release full Norton Antivirus code on Tuesday (Reuters)
Reuters – A hacker who goes by the name of ‘Yama Tough’ threatened Saturday to release next week the full source code for Symantec Corp’s flagship Norton Antivirus software. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National Cyber Security
Microsoft issue Patch Tuesday fix for Media Player and security bypass
Microsoft fixed seven bulletins, one deemed critical, and a handful of new security issues yesterday as the first Patch Tuesday of 2012 was issued. Although Microsoft tied a previous high for bulletins issued in January, Qualys CTO Wolfgang Kandek isn’t so concerned about large numbers. The growing number of Microsoft…
Microsoft issue Patch Tuesday fix for Media Player and security bypass
Microsoft fixed seven bulletins, one deemed critical, and a handful of new security issues yesterday as the first Patch Tuesday of 2012 was issued. Although Microsoft tied a previous high for bulletins issued in January, Qualys CTO Wolfgang Kandek isn’t so concerned about large numbers. The growing number of Microsoft…
Microsoft announce “security feature bypass” for Patch Tuesday
One of the seven updates was tagged “critical,” the highest threat ranking in Microsoft’s four-step system, while the others were marked “important,” the second-highest rating, even though some of them could conceivably be exploited by attackers to plant malware on users’ PCs. View full post on could security – Yahoo!…