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Patch Tuesday, November 2019 Edition
2019-11-12 22:04

Microsoft today released updates to plug security holes in its software, including patches to fix at least 74 weaknesses in various flavors of Windows and in software that runs on top of it. The...

Don't miss this patch: Bad Intel drivers give hackers a backdoor to the Windows kernel
2019-11-12 18:00

Alarm raised over more holes in third-party low-level code Nearly three months after infosec biz Eclypsium highlighted widespread security weaknesses in third-party Windows hardware drivers, you...

Microsoft urges us to patch after partially effective BlueKeep attack
2019-11-11 15:58

Microsoft has urged people to patch their Windows systems following the appearance of mass BlueKeep exploits just over a week ago.

BlueKeep Attacks Crash Systems Due to Meltdown Patch
2019-11-11 12:09

The recent attacks exploiting the BlueKeep vulnerability to deliver cryptocurrency miners caused some systems to crash due to a Meltdown patch being deployed on the targeted machines. read more

Week in review: Active Directory security, Patch Tuesday forecast, stopping lateral phishing attacks
2019-11-10 15:40

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, interviews and podcasts: How can security teams effectively monitor OT and ICS networks? Modern industrial operations are complex...

November 2019 Patch Tuesday Forecast: Out with the old, in with the new
2019-11-08 06:45

There are only two more Patch Tuesday’s before the new year, but we already have something new to experience this November. Windows 10 version 1909, named the November 2019 Update, was released...

Oracle's October 2019 Critical Patch Update Includes 219 Fixes
2019-10-16 15:47

Oracle this week announced the release of its last Critical Patch Update of 2019, which includes a total of 219 new security fixes across various product families. read more

On The Frontlines: Patch Management
2019-10-11 20:33

Chris Hallenbeck of Tanium Discusses Critical Risk Management StrategiesSignificant security events have many techniques in common, says Chris Hallenbeck of Tanium, who describes why security...

NSA Is Latest Intelligence Agency to Sound VPN Patch Alarm
2019-10-09 12:33

Not Just Patch or Perish, But Also Pay Attention, Security Experts WarnThe U.S. National Security Agency is the latest intelligence agency to warn that unpatched flaws in three vendors' VPN...

October Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes critical remote desktop bug
2019-10-09 12:14

Microsoft fixed 59 vulnerabilities in October's Patch Tuesday, including several critical remote code execution (RCE) flaws.