Tuesday Fun With Microsoft

The new patches are here, the new patches are here! Microsoft Patches 17 Bugs in December Patch Tuesday Microsoft fixed 17 bugs in the Windows operating system, Microsoft Office, Windows Media Player and Internet Explorer. The fixes also cover a zero-day flaw exploited by the Duqu Trojan. Microsoft released 13 security bulletins to fix 17 [...]

Tuesdays With Microsoft

Tuesdays are the day when we patch the holey Microsoft products. Patch Tuesday leaves Duqu 0-day for another day November marked a light Patch Tuesday with just four bulletins, only one of which tackles a critical flaw. All four advisories relate to problems in Windows. None is related to the zero-day vulnerability related to Duqu, [...]

Don’t Get Caught In The Crossfire

The Duqu virus is squarely aimed at Iran’s nuclear program. Unless you’re connected with Iran’s nuclear program, your chances of being directly targeted are extremely low. However, Microsoft was freaked out enough to issue a security bulletin for Windows users. So, better safe than sorry, protect yourself against the possibility of becoming collateral damage in [...]

Tuesday Fun With Microsoft

Windows, the software of perpetual patching. This installment is fairly large. Microsoft Fixes Internet Explorer, Windows Flaws in October Patch Tuesday Microsoft fixed 23 vulnerabilities across eight security bulletins as part of its October Patch Tuesday release. October’s Patch Tuesday release resolved issues in Internet Explorer versions 6 through 9, all versions of Microsoft Windows [...]

Do The Microsoft Patch Dance

The dance that never ends. Microsoft Patch Microsoft released 13 security bulletins, patching 22 vulnerabilities across its product line, including two critical updates affecting Internet Explorer and the Windows DNS Server. While Microsoft issued fewer updates this month, August was still marked as a busy month for system administrators. Adobe Systems Inc., which issues fixes [...]

Tuesday Is The Time At Microsoft When We Patch

It’s a relatively small one this time, but critical. Microsoft Fixes 22 Bugs in July Patch Tuesday Microsoft addressed 22 security vulnerabilities across four security bulletins in July’s Patch Tuesday update. Three of the patches fix issues in the Windows operating system. The four bulletins patched issues in all versions of the Windows operating system [...]

Tuesday Fun With Microsoft

It’s another big one and the flaws are serious. Microsoft Fixes 24 Bugs in June Patch Tuesday Microsoft addressed 24 security vulnerabilities across 16 security bulletins in June’s Patch Tuesday update. This will be Microsoft’s second-largest Patch Tuesday in 2011 after April’s gargantuan release. Microsoft patched the Windows operating system, all supported versions of Internet [...]

The New Laptop Is Here!

The laptop itself is awesome! Wrangling the software into submission is another awful matter entirely, Windows 7 64 bit does not play very nice with my familiar, well broken in, just the way I like it, optimized XP world. /this is going to be a long, hard slog, loud, intense, and sustained swearing is expected [...]

Tuesdays With Microsoft

Thankfully, it’s a relatively wee one. Microsoft Unleashes Critical Update for Windows Server Today is Patch Tuesday, and Microsoft is taking it easy on IT admins with a meager two security bulletins this month. But, don’t let the small number of updates lull you into a false sense of security. They may be few, but [...]

It’s Tuesday, Time To Download Microsoft Patches

And this Tuesday, there’s an extra big heapin’ helpin’ of downloadin’ fun! Microsoft Issues Huge Patch Tuesday Fix for Windows, IE Microsoft today released a batch of 17 security updates for a Patch Tuesday that cover 64 vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Office, Internet Explorer, Visual Studio, .NET Framework and GDI+. Nine of the bugs are [...]