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Jabulani Leffall

Jabulani Leffall is a journalist whose work has appeared in the Financial Times of London, Investor's Business Daily, The Economist and CFO Magazine, among others.
Cybersecurity

Microsoft plans 8 fixes for October's Patch Tuesday

The company's advanced notification describes two "critical" and six "important" issues.

Cybersecurity

Microsoft, Adobe patches make for a September to remember

Microsoft's security patches arrived Tuesday with five security bulletins labeled "important," right on the heels of 13 CVE advisories from Adobe.

Cybersecurity

Light September Patch Tuesday gives 'false sense of security'

September promises a critical-security-fix-free Patch Tuesday update, but that doesn't mean that Microsoft software users are out of the woods.

Cybersecurity

With 13 fixes, Patch Tuesday reboots abound

Aimed at fixing 22 vulnerabilities, Microsoft's Patch Tuesday for the month of August includes 13 security updates.

Cybersecurity

Unlucky no. 13 for August's Patch Tuesday

Who ever said summer was a time to slow down? Certainly not the folks at Microsoft, who will be sending out 13 security updates Aug. 9.

Cybersecurity

No fireworks in July's Patch Tuesday

With only four updates, Microsoft's July patch Tuesday will be a relatively light one.

Cybersecurity

Windows admins to get a heavy Patch Tuesday load

The company's advanced notification says 16 fixes will arrive, nine of them ranked "critical."

Cybersecurity

Patch Tuesday to get 'ugly' with latest Microsoft security update

After a light offering last month, Microsoft plans a large Patch Tuesday security update.

Cybersecurity

Microsoft's March patch is relatively light

Staying true to form and pattern, Microsoft once again follows last month's large patch load with a small rollout for the month of March.

Infrastructure

Should monthly patch release model get a restart?

As expected, Microsoft has released 12 security bulletins in its February security update, targeting more than 20 software vulnerabilities. However, some security-flaw fixes are still outstanding.

Cybersecurity

Microsoft sends January security update without IE fix

As expected, Microsoft has released two security bulletins in its January security update.

Cybersecurity

The first Patch Tuesday of the year? Surprisingly light.

Microsoft plans to start the year with a light count of just two security bulletins in its January patch.

Infrastructure

2010 historic year for Microsoft patches

Windows IT pros this December find themselves unwrapping a huge package of security updates ahead of Christmas directly from Microsoft.

Infrastructure

Massive Microsoft patch will wrap up 2010

Microsoft has promised users that a hefty December security update will arrive Tuesday.

Cybersecurity

Microsoft issues critical fix for Office

Microsoft's November security update addresses an Outlook vulnerability.

Cybersecurity

Microsoft delivers record-breaking October patch

Microsoft broke its own patch delivery record again with the release of its October security update.

Digital Government

September security patch addresses Windows and Office flaws

IT pros can now get their hands on nine fixes for Windows systems, addressing 11 vulnerabilities.

Cybersecurity

EMET wards off Adobe exploits, Microsoft says

Microsoft is heralding its newly released Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit 2.0 as a fail-safe against hacker incursion methods.

Cybersecurity

Microsoft plans nine for September Patch Tuesday

For the second month in a row, Microsoft will be rolling out a heavier than usual patch load of nine.

Cybersecurity

Microsoft issues new Windows security advisories

Microsoft issued even more details about Windows security concerns, even after releasing its August security update on Tuesday.