Microsoft Hammers Out Updates & Fixes
Microsoft today released the largest EVER batch of security patches - which includes fixes for a record 49 security holes.
These include fixes for older versions of their software as well.
A lot of the patches are for older versions of Office and Internet Explorer web browser, including critical updates for Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8, that are "easy to exploit," indicates Wolfgan Kandek, CTO of patch management firm Qualys.
Some 24 vulnerabilities are patched in older versions of Office, so "users should apply both updates as quickly as possible," says Kandek.
Question is - Why is Microsoft finding and patching so many security holes?
Well speculation is Microsoft would rather find the holes before the bad guys do.
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