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June 2021 Patch Tuesday forecast: Patch management is back in the spotlight
2021-06-04 06:24

June 2021 Patch Tuesday forecast We should see an uptick in the number of CVEs addressed this month in all the supported operating systems; after all, there are now fewer versions of Windows 10 to update. The Extended Security Updates for Windows 7 and Server 2008/2008 R2 will be released as usual.

May 2021 Patch Tuesday: Adobe fixes exploited Reader 0-day, Microsoft patches 55 holes
2021-05-12 08:40

Adobe has fixed a Reader flaw exploited in attacks in the wild, as well as delivered security updates for eleven other products, including Magento, Adobe InDesign, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application, and others. Microsoft has plugged 55 security holes, none actively exploited.

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, May 2021 Edition
2021-05-11 20:28

Microsoft today released fixes to plug at least 55 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software. Kevin Breen from Immersive Labs said the fact that this one is just 0.2 points away from a perfect 10 CVSS score should be enough to identify just how important it is to patch.

Microsoft Patch Tuesday: 55 Vulnerabilities, 4 Critical, 3 Publicly Known
2021-05-11 18:45

Microsoft's monthly security patch release for May 2021 includes cover for 55 documented vulnerabilities, some serious enough to expose Windows users to remote code execution attacks. Microsoft on Tuesday shipped another massive Patch Tuesday bundle with cover for at least 55 documented security vulnerabilities affecting products in the Windows ecosystem.

Microsoft May 2021 Patch Tuesday fixes 55 flaws, 3 zero-days
2021-05-11 17:28

Today is Microsoft's May 2021 Patch Tuesday, and with it comes three zero-day vulnerabilities, so Windows admins will be rushing to apply updates. With today's update, Microsoft has fixed 55 vulnerabilities, with four classified as Critical, 50 as Important, and one as Moderate.

Week in review: Patch Tuesday forecast, how to select a DLP solution, is it OK to publish PoC exploits?
2021-05-09 08:00

Apple fixes four zero-days under attackA week after Apple patched a macOS zero-day exploited by Shlayer malware for months for months, the company has released new security updates for macOS, iOS, iPadOS and watch OS that plug four additional zero-days that "May have been actively exploited". Users increasingly putting password security best practices into playWhile there is awareness of password security best practices, there is still work to be done to put that awareness to full use, a Bitwarden survey reveals.

May 2021 Patch Tuesday forecast: Spring cleaning is in order
2021-05-07 05:04

Coming back to the CIS controls, re-evaluate your patch management program to ensure you are prioritizing and applying updates to systems at highest risk of exploitation. You should have a plan in place to update to a newer version of these operating systems.

Microsoft Has Busy April Patch Tuesday with Zero-Days, Exchange Fixes
2021-04-14 12:46

Microsoft had its hands full Tuesday snuffing out five zero-day vulnerabilities, a flaw under active attack and applying more patches to its problem-plagued Microsoft Exchange Server software. Of note, the U.S. National Security Agency released information on four critical Exchange Server vulnerabilities impacting versions released between 2013 and 2019.

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, April 2021 Edition
2021-04-13 23:12

Microsoft today released updates to plug at least 110 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other products. The patches include four security fixes for Microsoft Exchange Server - the same systems that have been besieged by attacks on four separate bugs in the email software over the past month.

MS Patch Tuesday: NSA Reports New Critical Exchange Flaws
2021-04-13 18:26

Just weeks after a wave of major in-the-wild zero-day attacks against Exchange Server installations globally, Microsoft is raising a fresh alarm for four new critical security flaws that expose businesses to remote code execution attacks. The four new Exchange Server vulnerabilities were fixed as part of this month's Patch Tuesday bundle and because of the severity of these issues, Microsoft has joined with the U.S. National Security Agency to urge the immediate deployment of the new fixes.