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7 on Patch Tuesday: Microsoft adds 2 critical security updates for IE, Windows

Microsoft added two security bulletins yesterday, bringing the total to seven, with four critical updates and three updates rated important.
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Patch Tuesday – get ready for the January 2014 Security Trifecta!

In January 2014, Patch Tuesday coincides for Oracle, Adobe and Microsoft. Here’s what you’ll be up against in the opening fixture of the 2014 Patching Season…
Naked Security – Sophos

A Decade of Patch Tuesday: Microsoft’s Security Revival and Future Challenges – International Business Times UK


International Business Times UK

A Decade of Patch Tuesday: Microsoft's Security Revival and Future Challenges
International Business Times UK
Indeed the highly-complex Flame malware which has been linked to the US and Israeli governments was signed using a rogue Microsoft certificate which allowed it to spread unimpeded within computer networks – meaning it's not just low level criminals who 

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Last Patch Tuesday of 2013 fixes 5 critical remote code execution flaws

It’s the last Patch Tuesday for 2013, hooray! Be prepared for multiple reboots; there are 11 patches, five of which are critical to fix remote code execution (RCE) holes.
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