PCWorld Latest Technology: Microsoft Promises Early Patch for IE Zero-Day
Microsoft announced that it will release an out-of-band patch–meaning a patch that breaks the standard Patch Tuesday release cycle–to address the Internet Explorer flaw at the heart of the attacks in China against Google and other targets. The announcement was short on details, but Microsoft promised to provide more information on Wednesday.
George Stathakopoulos, general manager of the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC), stated “We continue to see limited and targeted attacks against Internet Explorer 6 and encourage customers to upgrade to Internet Explorer 8. We also recommend customers consider deploying the workarounds and mitigations provided in Security Advisory 979352 until the security update is ready for broad distribution.”