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Record Onslaught Of Microsoft Patches On Its Way

Oct 8, 2010
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PCWorld: Record Onslaught Of Microsoft Patches On Its Way

Details on what the patches will fix are scarce, but Microsoft is pre-announcing the record-setting distribution so IT managers can plan for it. Small business owners should also take the time to ensure the patches are applied.


“Next Tuesday will be Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday for the month of October. IT admins, consider this your advance notice to clear your calendar for next week and prepare to address a record-setting 16 security bulletins.

Issuing 16 security bulletins in one month is a new record–besting the record of 14 security bulletins issued just two months ago in August. Addressing 49 different identified vulnerabilities in one Patch Tuesday also breaks new territory.”

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