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Microsoft preps monster security update for next week |
February 08, 2013
Microsoft on Thursday said it will issue 12 security updates next week, including two for Internet Explorer (IE), that will patch a near-record 57 vulnerabilities in the browser, Windows, Office and the enterprise-critical Exchange Server email software.
“These are some serious numbers,” said Andrew Storms, director of security operations at nCircle, referring to the 57 bugs Microsoft plans to quash Feb. 12.
And they’re nearly a record, coming close to the all-time Patch Tuesday tally of 64 flaws, all patched with fixes in April 2011.
Five of the 12 updates will be pegged as “critical,” Microsoft’s highest threat rating, while the remainder will be labeled “important,” the next step below critical.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9236599/Microsoft_preps_monster_security_update_for_next_week
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