Yesterday, as it does every second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft released updates for it’s most popular products… Windows, Office, etc. But this particular Patch Tuesday (as it’s often called) was a BIG one. Microsoft set a new record of 13 bulletins (warnings) with patches for 34 vulnerabilities, including the first patch for Windows 7 (which isn’t even officially released yet).
Although most of you have your Windows computer’s set to “automatically” get updates (which you SHOULD be set to), those of us who like to “see” what we’re getting, and have their machines set to just notify us of updates and then let us choose, were greeted by this screen on Tuesday…
We could go through the laundry list of fixes and what they are for, but the reality is… you need these updates to stay secure, and should always do them. If you would like to see more details about Patch Day, there’s a good article at CNET you can check out by clicking this link.
And don’t forget, if you want to learn more about keeping your computer secure from all those nasty threats you run into on the Internet, we have a class coming up on November 10th at 1pm called Internet Security, which will answer all your questions about hackers, crackers, viruses, and spyware. Check out the SHF Class Calendar by clicking here, and/or drop me a note at jlortz@shf.org if you want to register.
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