Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Update patch management program has a critical shortcoming that, in some cases, could fool users into thinking they have been properly patched against some vulnerabilities ...

On the topic of security alerts and patches, Microsoft Corp. is undoubtedly the 800-pound gorilla. When the company publicized its strategy of issuing security alerts once a month (see story), I was ...

Windows 11 June 2026 Patch Tuesday update brings Low Latency Profile, Shared Audio, Multi-App Camera, NPU tracking, and ...

Microsoft has resolved Windows 11 KB5089549 install failures tied to low EFI partition space through KB5089573, which also brings a ton of other improvements.

Windows users who don't always install the updates rolled out by Microsoft each month for Patch Tuesday will want to install the ones for June. That's because the latest round of patches fixes a flaw ...

Vulnerability discovery and exploitation was surging dramatically even before Anthropic decided to unleash its frontier Mythos model. As such, an Action1 report finds old approaches to patching are no ...

Windows 11’s latest cumulative update is not a routine housekeeping patch, it closes critical security holes and stabilizes the operating system at a moment when attackers are actively probing for ...

Patch management is both a security process and a system management task. We investigate the best patch managers available on the market, so you can make an informed decision. Patch management is an ...

Some vulnerabilities eat up a security team’s time and resources yet provide little or nothing in the way of true protection. Some may even introduce more risk to a network. It’s getting ever harder ...

Something to look forward to: Already available in Xbox, hot patching would theoretically delight gamers – if it didn't require virtualization-based security to be turned on thus eroding performance.

Update, Dec. 07, 2024: This story, originally published Dec. 06 now includes a statement from Microsoft about the new Windows zero-day vulnerability and further information about the 0patch ...