April Patch Tuesday brings more critical Windows updates

As foreshadowed, Microsoft released four security bulletins overnight. One affects Windows 7 and three are rated critical.

Plug everything in and prepare the systems: Patch Tuesday is coming. Microsoft will release six security patches, four of them considered 'critical' for Windows 8, and Surface-ready Windows RT operating systems.

Plug everything in and prepare the systems: Patch Tuesday is coming.

Next Tuesday will see the publication of four security bulletins from Microsoft, three of them rated critical.

May is shaping up to be a quiet month for systems administrators, at least as far as security patches from Microsoft are concerned. The company is also changing the way it indicates the importance of specific security updates.

Written by: Stephen Withers | Published in: SecurityMicrosoft released six security bulletins on November's Patch Tuesday. Four are rated critical, and a total of 17 vulnerabilities are addressed.

Featured | Written by: Stephen Withers | Published in: SecurityMicrosoft has pre-announced nine security bulletins will be released this week, five of them rated critical and addressing vulnerabilities in a wide range of software.

Microsoft will patch critical vulnerabilities in Windows and Office this month, but a fix for the SharePoint cross-site scripting vulnerability isn't ready yet.

Written by: Stephen Withers | Published in: SecurityAs if nine security updates wasn't enough for July's Patch Tuesday, Microsoft also published two security advisories.

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