Microsoft fixes Defender’s zero-day vulnerability on Patch Tuesday
Microsoft’s latest monthly security patches came out on Patch Tuesday, with the fix for Defender’s zero-day included. January's updates patch a total of 83 vulnerabilities, spread out over a wide range of Microsoft's products. They include cloud-based offerings, the Windows OS, Enterprise Serve...
Microsoft will not be releasing Windows 10 updates in December
Microsoft has said that Windows 10 users and admins should not expect preview updates this December. The reason for that is probably low staffing levels over the holiday season. December will be a break this time because the standard Microsoft Windows 10 updates are scheduled each month.
The upd...
Microsoft releases emergency update for Windows 10
Microsoft patched two bugs in the Windows Codec Library with an emergency update. According to Microsoft, these security bugs were not yet exploited.
The bugs, named CVE-2020-1425 and CVE-2020-1457, only affect Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019.
Attackers can use the bugs using a specially c...
Microsoft patches 111 vulnerabilities in May’s Patch Tuesday
Microsoft started rolling out the May 2020 Patch Tuesday security updates. This month's Patch Tuesday is the third-largest in Microsoft's history after the company patched 115 bugs in March 2020 and 113 bugs in April 2020.
This month, the company patched 111 vulnerabilities in 12 different produ...
Microsoft disables VBScript in Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7 and 8
Microsoft continues its plan to remove VBScript from the Internet. As of August 13, the next Patch Tuesday update for Windows, the technology will be disabled by default in Internet Explorer 11. Switching off the technology is done by giving an update in Patch Tuesday for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1, write...
Microsoft patches fourth consecutive time zero-day leak in Windows
Microsoft rolled out its security updates for December on Tuesday. For the fourth month in a row, the Redmond-based company had to intervene to stop a zero-day leak being abused in the wild.
A total of 38 vulnerabilities have been resolved, nine of which are critical according to Microsoft. The most...
Microsoft releases patch for zero-day in Windows
Yesterday it was Patch Tuesday for Microsoft. The company has solved 62 vulnerabilities in its software this month. Among the fixes there is also a solution for a zero-day vulnerability that was actively exploited. As of today, this is no longer possible with people who update their device.
Microsof...