Microsoft April Patch Tuesday highlights zero-day risks

Microsoft’s latest Patch Tuesday release has stirred interest among cybersecurity professionals due to an unusual delay and some noteworthy vulnerabilities. A 40-minute delay in releasing updates, particularly from a technology giant like Microsoft, has sparked curiosity about potential underlying issues. Tyler Reguly, Associate Director for Security R&D at Fortra, noted the peculiarities, pointing out the … Read more

Microsoft April Patch Tuesday highlights zero-day risks

Microsoft’s latest Patch Tuesday release has stirred interest among cybersecurity professionals due to an unusual delay and some noteworthy vulnerabilities. A 40-minute delay in releasing updates, particularly from a technology giant like Microsoft, has sparked curiosity about potential underlying issues. Tyler Reguly, Associate Director for Security R&D at Fortra, noted the peculiarities, pointing out the … Read more

Microsoft Fixes 134 Vulnerabilities, Including 1 Zero-Day

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Image: Microsoft News Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday security update for April included 134 flaws, one of which is an actively exploited zero-day flaw. The security patches for Windows 10 were unavailable when the Windows 11 patches were released. The Windows 10 patches have since arrived, but the delay was unusual. Tyler Reguly, … Read more

Microsoft patches record 157 vulnerabilities in January 2025

Microsoft has addressed 157 Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) in its first Patch Tuesday update for 2025, marking the highest tally for any January since 2017 and breaking its previous record set in April 2024. The significant increase comes as Microsoft had previously patched 98 CVEs in January 2023 and 48 in January 2024, with … Read more