April’s Patch Tuesday Brings Record Number of Fixes

If only Patch Tuesdays came around infrequently -- like total solar eclipse rare -- instead of just creeping up on us each month like The Man in the Moon. Although to be fair, it would be tough for Microsoft to eclipse the number of vulnerabilities fixed in this months patch batch -- a record 147...

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, May 2022 Edition

Microsoft today released updates to fix at least 74 separate security problems in its Windows operating systems and related software. This months patch batch includes fixes for seven "critical" flaws, as well as a zero-day vulnerability that affects all supported versions of Windows. By all...

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, April 2022 Edition

Microsoft on Tuesday released updates to fix roughly 120 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and other software. Two of the flaws have been publicly detailed prior to this week, and one is already seeing active exploitation, according to a report from the U.S. National...

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, August 2021 Edition

Microsoft today released software updates to plug at least 44 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and related products. The software giant warned that attackers already are pouncing on one of the flaws, which ironically enough involves an easy-to-exploit bug in the software...

Microsoft Patches Actively Exploited Bug as Part of Patch Tuesday

UPDATE Microsoft has patched an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability it said is actively being exploited by hackers. The fix was part of Microsoft’s scheduled September Patch Tuesday release, which also included fixes for two other bugs found being used in the wild, including the zero-day found i...

TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of June 11, 2018

As a native Texan, I’ve seen more than my fair share of bugs - actual physical bugs that love the hot, humid Texas climate and my curly hair for some reason. The Zero Day Initiative ZDI sees many bugs of the software variety, including those that affect SCADA control systems. Fritz Sands recently...

TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of February 12, 2018

Valentine’s Day was earlier this week, and there was so much love in the air. There was also a lot of love in the Trend Micro world as our teams worked diligently to make sure our customers were protected from this month’s bevy of critical vulnerabilities across several vendors. This week, we foc...

TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of June 19, 2017

Yesterday I celebrated my 29th birthday again and it was great to celebrate with friends, family, and coworkers. They say age is just a number, and I truly believe that. Unfortunately, we live in a world where laws require us to count numbers so that it can be determined if we can vote, drink, re...