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October Ultra Easy on Patches

I've been writing this newsletter for seven years and can't remember a Patch Tuesday with only one "critical" fix (although last month's patch beat that with 0 critical updates). But that is what Microsoft is planning to do next Tuesday.

The critical fix is for a remote execution flaw in Windows Server and Office. Hackers gain entry through a malicious file that is either viewed or opened. Not exactly original.

While there is just one critical fix, there are six important bulletins hitting SQL Server, Windows, Lync and Office.

Posted by Doug Barney on 10/05/2012 at 1:19 PM

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