Time to Patch – Page 7 – Computer Security Articles

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 01:51:25 +0000

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 exploited by malware or miscreants to take control over a Windows system with no help from users — as well as another flaw in most versions of Windows that is already being exploited in active attacks.

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Patch Tuesday, November 2019 Edition

November 12, 2019 admin adobe, cve-2019-1429, cve-2019-1457, internet explorer zero-day, macros, microsoft, office for mac, Time to Patch, windows 7 end-of-life

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 22:04:32 +0000

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 November updates include patches for a zero-day flaw in Internet Explorer that is currently being exploited in the wild, as well as a sneaky bug in certain versions of Office for Mac that bypasses security protections and was detailed publicly prior to today’s patches.

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Patch Tuesday Lowdown, October 2019 Edition

October 8, 2019 admin cve-2019-1367, Ivanti, Latest Warnings, remote desktop, Security Tools, Time to Patch, Woody Leonhard

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2019 06:00:58 +0000

On Tuesday Microsoft issued software updates to fix almost five dozen security problems in Windows and software designed to run on top of it. By most accounts, it’s a relatively light patch batch this month. Here’s a look at the highlights.

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Patch Tuesday, September 2019 Edition

September 10, 2019 admin .lnk, Adobe Flash Player, Microsoft Patch Tuesday September 2019, Qualys, stuxnet, Time to Patch

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 20:09:11 +0000

Microsoft today issued security updates to plug some 80 security holes in various flavors of its Windows operating systems and related software. The software giant assigned a “critical” rating to almost a quarter of those vulnerabilities, meaning they could be used by malware or miscreants to hijack vulnerable systems with little or no interaction on the part of the user.

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Patch Tuesday, August 2019 Edition

August 13, 2019 admin August 2019 Edition, Latest Warnings, Microsoft Patch Tuesday, Time to Patch

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 21:57:13 +0000

Most Microsoft Windows (ab)users probably welcome the monthly ritual of applying security updates about as much as they look forward to going to the dentist: It always seems like you were there just yesterday, and you never quite know how it’s all going to turn out. Fortunately, this month’s patch batch from Redmond is mercifully light, at least compared to last month.

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Patch Tuesday Lowdown, July 2019 Edition

July 9, 2019 admin CVE-2019-0785, CVE-2019-0865, CVE-2019-0880, CVE-2019-0887, CVE-2019-1132, Microsoft Patch Tuesday July 2019, Time to Patch, Windows DHCP flaw

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 22:32:11 +0000

Microsoft today released software updates to plug almost 80 security holes in its Windows operating systems and related software. Among them are fixes for two zero-day flaws that are actively being exploited in the wild, and patches to quash four other bugs that were publicly detailed prior to today, potentially giving attackers a head start in working out how to use them for nefarious purposes.

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, June 2019 Edition

June 12, 2019 admin Allan Liska, CVE-2019-0973, CVE-2019-1034, CVE-2019-1035, CVE-2019-1053, CVE-2019-1064, CVE-2019-1069, Patch Tuesday June 2019, Recorded Future, Time to Patch

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 13:26:21 +0000

Microsoft on Tuesday released updates to fix 88 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and related software. The most dangerous of these include four flaws for which there is already exploit code available. There’s also a scary bug affecting all versions of Microsoft Office that can be triggered by a malicious link or attachment. And of course Adobe has its customary monthly security update for Flash Player.

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Microsoft Patches ‘Wormable’ Flaw in Windows XP, 7 and Windows 2003

May 14, 2019 admin CVE-2019-0708, Time to Patch, WannaCry, Windows 2003, Windows XP

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 17:11:34 +0000

Microsoft today is taking the unusual step of releasing security updates for unsupported but still widely-used Windows operating systems like XP and Windows 2003, citing the discovery of a “wormable” flaw that the company says could be used to fuel a fast-moving malware threat like the WannaCry ransomware attacks of 2017. The vulnerability (CVE-2019-0709) resides in the “remote desktop services” component built into supported versions of Windows, including Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows Server 2008. It also is present in computers powered by Windows XP and Windows 2003, operating systems for which Microsoft long ago stopped shipping security updates.