Microsoft Patch Gift next weekTwo days ago, Microsoft released a statement publicizing that by next week, it will send out a total of ten security updates to fix critical bugs, glitches, code flaws, and other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel, Windows, Word, Office, and Internet Explorer (IE). He says that although there are those who believe that this upcoming delivery is a lot bigger than usual, those who have been regular patrons of the monthly ritual knows otherwise. In contrast, Microsoft's Patch Tuesday for April featured only one security update, which is a 14-patch PowerPoint fix. 10 Patches coming from MicrosoftThe 10 updates that Microsoft's monthly advance notification announced last Thursday will contain one patch each for IE, Word, Excel, and Office, as well as a whopping six updates total for the Windows operating system. ncidentally, the six critical patches cover all five applications, which are Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, IE, and Windows. The June 9 update will provide the first-ever production patches for the March-released IE 8, the safest and most protection-mindful browser Microsoft has ever had to date. The fixes for the Mac will also be prepared for deployment on Tuesday. This is a definite improvement to the lack of Mac patches on last month's update, even though Microsoft was able to provide patches for all Windows versions of the program. The reason for this is because the company has to wait for Apple's own patches before it could publish a Mac update. |