Microsoft Patch Tuesday

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Trevor Chandler

Trevor Chandler

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Microsoft issued 71 patches for December Patch Tuesday to address vulnerabilities that include a zero-day bug in the Windows Common Log File System, which is under active exploit, and could enable system-level privileges.

Other critical vulnerabilities include a remote code execution flaw in Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, and one in Hyper-V, that could allow code execution on the host operating system.

71 patches? Just for the month of December? Ouch!!!!

Well, as the old saying goes, "it's all relative" - I say that because, relative to the year's total of 1,020 patches for the very popular OS, 71 for a single month ain't that bad P-)

Peace and blessings to all those with the responsibility of guarding the Microsoft Windows OS palace!!!
 
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71 patches in December? This month, Microsoft really made a splash! I suppose they're giving us a gift ahead of time for the holidays. Many tasks to complete! 😂

But you're right, the security team is having a spa day with patch number 71 compared to the 1,020 updates for the year. They may at least start the new year with a little less anxiety—until January Patch Tuesday, of course! 😅
 
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precious said:
71 patches in December? This month, Microsoft really made a splash! I suppose they're giving us a gift ahead of time for the holidays. Many tasks to complete! 😂

But you're right, the security team is having a spa day with patch number 71 compared to the 1,020 updates for the year. They may at least start the new year with a little less anxiety—until January Patch Tuesday, of course! 😅
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Managing patches is just another day at the ranch for the security team :)
 
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precious said:
71 patches in December? This month, Microsoft really made a splash! I suppose they're giving us a gift ahead of time for the holidays. Many tasks to complete! 😂

But you're right, the security team is having a spa day with patch number 71 compared to the 1,020 updates for the year. They may at least start the new year with a little less anxiety—until January Patch Tuesday, of course! 😅
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that is true because there is improvement.
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Managing patches is just another day at the ranch for the security team :)
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Yes manage the patches
 
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Trevor Chandler said:
Managing patches is just another day at the ranch for the security team :)
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Managing patches is a cat-and-mouse game for me. I use all our resources for some protection. When no one's complaining about others who patched their systems either on time or late, I then patch ours in batches. Sure, a lot will frown about that method and it leaves us vulnerable for a bit, but that's when our other tools take over. I’ll keep doing this until a better option comes along.
 
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9MilesLong said:
Managing patches is a cat-and-mouse game for me. I use all our resources for some protection. When no one's complaining about others who patched their systems either on time or late, I then patch ours in batches. Sure, a lot will frown about that method and it leaves us vulnerable for a bit, but that's when our other tools take over. I’ll keep doing this until a better option comes along.
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Certainly better than the alternative - doing nothing at all!!!
 
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