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Continuous news on hardware and software patches and work-arounds as they emerge. Follow the vulnerabilities topic page to see what's broken.

Microsoft skips March Patch Tuesday

Microsoft skips March Patch Tuesday

Lack of security updates, but no let-up on 'potential and existing' holes.
Tom Sanders Mar 12 2007 1:57PM Security
Apple issues AirPort Extreme patch

Apple issues AirPort Extreme patch

Apple has issued a fix for its wireless networking solution, AirPort Extreme, to complement a similar patch delivered earlier this year.
Dan Kaplan Mar 12 2007 1:27AM Security
Microsoft skips March Patch Tuesday

Microsoft skips March Patch Tuesday

Lack of security updates, but no let-up on "potential and existing"
vulnerabilities.
Tom Sanders Mar 9 2007 8:23AM Security
Experts praise Microsoft's Patch Tuesday format

Experts praise Microsoft's Patch Tuesday format

Convenience of regular updates worth the risk, say researchers.
Shaun Nichols Mar 2 2007 8:26AM Security
Five fixes in latest Apple patch

Five fixes in latest Apple patch

Vulnerabilities highlighted by Month of Apple Bugs project.
Shaun Nichols Feb 19 2007 9:52AM Security
Microsoft releases 12 fixes for 20 flaws - including Word bugs - on Patch Tuesday

Microsoft releases 12 fixes for 20 flaws - including Word bugs - on Patch Tuesday

The wait for Word fixes ended today when Microsoft neatly delivered a single patch to correct a list of zero-day exploits, while also offering up 11 other bulletins as part of its monthly Patch Tuesday security update.
Dan Kaplan Feb 13 2007 10:34PM Security
Microsoft plans a dozen fixes for February Patch Tuesday

Microsoft plans a dozen fixes for February Patch Tuesday

Microsoft is planning to issue 12 fixes in next week's Patch Tuesday monthly security update — the most since last summer.
Dan Kaplan Feb 9 2007 7:30PM Security
Microsoft won't patch Vista upgrade loophole

Microsoft won't patch Vista upgrade loophole

Software vendor relies on consumer honesty.
Tom Sanders Feb 6 2007 1:30PM Security
Apple releases 'highly critical' QuickTime patch

Apple releases 'highly critical' QuickTime patch

Fix available for remote-code exploit released New Year's Day.
Shaun Nichols Jan 25 2007 10:13AM Security
Apple finally releases patch for QuickTime flaw

Apple finally releases patch for QuickTime flaw

Apple has released a patch for a flaw in its QuickTime media player feature - more than three weeks after the vulnerability was discovered.
Fiona Raisbeck Jan 25 2007 7:46AM Security
Patching process

Patching process

There are many different names for the second Tuesday of every month: Patch Tuesday, Super Tuesday, Black Tuesday — and maybe even some other unsavory nicknames not suitable for print. This day, when Microsoft rolls out security updates, is the fulcrum around which most organisations' whole patch management cycles revolve. But just as there are different nicknames for the day, there are also differing opinions about how it should be handled and how quickly organisations should respond with changes.
Ericka Chickowski Jan 22 2007 12:14AM Security
Microsoft updates Excel patch

Microsoft updates Excel patch

Microsoft re-released on Thursday one of the four fixes it had distributed as part of this month's Patch Tuesday.
Frank Washkuch Jan 19 2007 3:36PM Security
Oracle to issue pre-release patch info

Oracle to issue pre-release patch info

Microsoft-style warnings allow firms to prepare for upcoming patches.
Tom Sanders Jan 15 2007 3:08PM Security
For first time, Oracle announces quarterly patch plans

For first time, Oracle announces quarterly patch plans

Oracle today announced it will offer 52 security fixes in Tuesday's scheduled quarterly patch release.
Dan Kaplan Jan 12 2007 3:54PM Security
Four fixes from Microsoft on Patch Tuesday, but none for critical Word flaws

Four fixes from Microsoft on Patch Tuesday, but none for critical Word flaws

Microsoft released four security bulletins today to address nine critical vulnerabilities in Excel, Outlook and vector markup language (VML) - but perhaps the biggest news out of the security update is what it did not address.
Dan Kaplan Jan 9 2007 10:41PM Security
Microsoft cuts Patch Tuesday release from eight to four fixes

Microsoft cuts Patch Tuesday release from eight to four fixes

Microsoft has downgraded Tuesday's monthly security update to just four fixes after initially planning to release twice that.
Dan Kaplan Jan 8 2007 6:03PM Security
Microsoft to release eight fixes on Patch Tuesday

Microsoft to release eight fixes on Patch Tuesday

Microsoft announced Thursday that it will release eight security patches for vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Office and Visual Studio next Tuesday.
Ericka Chickowski Jan 5 2007 12:18AM Security
Microsoft Mac guru explains premature patch

Microsoft Mac guru explains premature patch

Mac Business Unit developer assures stability of Office patch.
Shaun Nichols Dec 20 2006 9:29AM Software
Microsoft goofs with early Office for Mac patch release

Microsoft goofs with early Office for Mac patch release

Microsoft said today that it accidentally released a Patch Tuesday security fix to correct an undefined vulnerability in Office 2004 for Mac.
Dan Kaplan Dec 14 2006 9:17AM Security
Microsoft tacks WMP fix on to 'Patch Tuesday'

Microsoft tacks WMP fix on to 'Patch Tuesday'

Monthly update includes fixes for IE, Media Player.
Shaun Nichols Dec 14 2006 8:41AM Security

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