Security News

Cryptic Rumblings Ahead of First 2020 Patch Tuesday
2020-01-13 22:17

Sources tell KrebsOnSecurity that Microsoft Corp. is slated to release a software update on Tuesday to fix an extraordinarily serious security vulnerability in a core cryptographic component present in all versions of Windows. Those sources say Microsoft has quietly shipped a patch for the bug to branches of the U.S. military and to other high-value customers/targets that manage key Internet infrastructure, and that those organizations have been asked to sign agreements preventing them from disclosing details of the flaw prior to Jan. 14, the first Patch Tuesday of 2020.

January 2020 Patch Tuesday forecast: Let’s start the new decade right
2020-01-10 06:15

The January 2020 Patch Tuesday will provide us with the last free update of Windows 7 and Server 2008/2008 R2. We've talked about it for the last several months and it is finally here. Microsoft may have 'saved up' other updates for January Patch Tuesday, but I suspect not.

Ding-dong: Cisco delivers your Patch Tuesday warm-up with WebEx, IOS fixes for a few irritating security holes
2020-01-10 00:58

Cisco has released a fresh batch of security updates for its networking and comms gear lines. The high-priority patch this month is the fix for CVE-2019-16009, a cross-site request forgery, in the web UI of Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE that can be exploited to steal credentials from users via malicious links.

December Patch Tuesday blunts WizardOpium attack chain
2019-12-12 10:42

December 2019’s Patch Tuesday updates are, including a fix for the Windows flaw used in recently discovered WizardOpium attacks.

Patch Tuesday, December 2019 Edition
2019-12-11 01:51

Microsoft today released updates to plug three dozen security holes in its Windows operating system and other software. The patches include fixes for seven critical bugs — those that can be...

December 2019 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes one actively exploited zero-day
2019-12-10 19:53

For December 2019 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft and Adobe have released the final scheduled security updates for this year. Microsoft’s fixes Microsoft’s security releases are for Windows, Internet...

December 2019 Patch Tuesday forecast: Make sure to deploy year-end updates
2019-12-06 07:15

Can you believe another year has passed and we’re approaching the last Patch Tuesday of the year? While I get ready to make another online gift purchase with my credit card, I can’t help but...

November 2019 Patch Tuesday fixes 13 critical flaws and one zero day
2019-11-13 17:12

November’s Patch Tuesday arrived to plug 73 CVE-level vulnerabilities across Microsoft’s software products, including 13 'criticals'.

November 2019 Patch Tuesday: Actively exploited IE zero-day fixed
2019-11-13 08:56

November 2019 Patch Tuesday comes with patches for an IE zero-day exploited by attackers in the wild and four Hyper-V escapes. Microsoft updates Microsoft has delivered fixes for 74...

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...