Microsoft teams up with NIST to help organizations patch faster than they did after WannaCry
Why didn't organizations patch Windows systems after WannaCry? That question led Microsoft to work with NIST to help organizations improve patch management.
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News about patching
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Got a Drupal or WordPress site? It's time to update
Drupal warns of incoming patch that site operators should watch out for.
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Fix buggy patches and slow down Windows 10 updates, demands patching admin
Dear Microsoft, you've got a patching problem and Windows 10 releases are coming too fast.
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Fix up patchy smartphone security updates, US warns
A year long Federal Trade Commission probe into patchy smartphone updates has resulted in no punishments, but could lay down the groundwork for future fines.
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Adobe: Flash Player under attack again, patch on its way
Adobe is racing out a patch for a previously undisclosed flaw in Flash Player that it says is being used in targeted attacks.
Features about patching
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5 steps to secure a new PC
A common misconception is that a shiny new computer is more or less secure because it hasn't yet been exposed to the Internet's sinister underbelly. But the truth is, these machines come out of the box needing scores of patches, some basic security software downloads and the disabling or replacing of items security pros don't typically trust.
Bill Brenner | 30 Jun | Read more
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How Microsoft Influenced Adobe Security In a Good Way
When I first started writing about information security five years ago, all a writer had to do was mention Microsoft in the same headline space as "security vulnerability" to strike page-view gold. In 2004 Microsoft was a couple years into its Trustworthy Computing Initiative but it remained the software company IT security practitioners hated with glee.
Bill Brenner | 10 Jun | Read more