June 14, 2025
Hello all, As expected, Microsoft and a cadre of other vendors unleashed updates this past week. I shouldn’t be surprised that the quantity appears to be increasing, but I am. With the concerted push for the past few years on…
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May 17, 2025
Hello all, Along with the usual Microsoft Patch Tuesday scramble, this week brought an explosion of updates and vulnerability reveals from a lot of other vendors and products, ranging from ASUS to VMware – almost to Z. Headline NEWS: In…
April 26, 2025
Hello all, Surprisingly, it was a quiet week as far as major vulnerabilities and reveals are concerned. I suspect that the juicy stuff is being held back so that it can be revealed at the RSA conference that starts on…
April 19, 2025
Hello all, I was expecting a quieter week, but I was surprised by how many serious vulnerabilities were revealed, and about the drama surrounding MITRE and their CVE contract, spawning at least two new numbering authority prospects in response. I…
April 12, 2025
Hello all, This past week was Patch Tuesday for Microsoft and several other vendors. Apparently feeling that it should be Patch Week instead of just one day, Juniper and VMware chose different days to unleash required fixes. There’s lots of…
March 22, 2025
(For a video version of the introduction below, click here) Hello all, Unlike last week’s patch-release frenzy, things dropped back to our normal harried pace this week. We did receive warnings about some pretty nasty defects from the likes of…
March 15, 2025
(For a video version of the introduction below, click here) Hello all, Patch Tuesday from Microsoft and others came in with the March winds and left us a bit of a mess. Microsoft has six zero-days and six critical updates.…
February 15, 2025
(Select here for a video version of my introductory comments from below) Hello all, Patch Tuesday came in with only a small bang this month with 4 zero days, two of which are under active exploitation, and 55 flaws. A…
January 18, 2025
Hello all, Last week I wrote about the unbelievable onslaught of CVEs that we must deal with. This week Microsoft hit us with the largest list of defect updates since 2017! Other vendors that are on the same patch cadence…
December 14, 2024
Hello all, Patch Tuesday didn’t disappoint this past week. Hundreds of flaws, defects, and vulnerabilities had fixes proffered by their respective vendors and developers as holiday gifts to already overworked defenders. According to Tenable, Microsoft alone has lobbed 1,009 security…
December 7, 2024
Hello all, It has been a busy week with security related news. The Chinese hack into telecommunication providers continues to dominate, with government agencies urging everyone to use encrypted messaging and communication apps and processes due to the depth and…
November 16, 2024
Hello all, Tuesday saw the monthly cavalcade of patches to fix bugs, defects and flaws from a good number of vendors. Additionally, this past week saw a significant quantity of non-scheduled warnings and updates. If you’re thinking that there seems…