Why Microsoft Patch Tuesday Updates Suddenly Have So Many More Fixes
If you're a Windows user, you've hopefully installed regular Patch Tuesday updates from Microsoft, which address critical security vulnerabilities across the company's software. The last few months' worth of fixes have been especially important, as they've included a record number of bugs and a swath of zero-days that have been actively exploited or publicly disclosed. The August Patch Tuesday release this week is no different: The update fixes 400 flaws, including three zero-days.
- ▪If you're a Windows user, you've hopefully installed regular Patch Tuesday updates from Microsoft, which address critical security vulnerabilities across the company's software.
- ▪The last few months' worth of fixes have been especially important, as they've included a record number of bugs and a swath of zero-days that have been actively exploited or publicly disclosed.
- ▪The August Patch Tuesday release this week is no different: The update fixes 400 flaws, including three zero-days.
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If you're a Windows user, you've hopefully installed regular Patch Tuesday updates from Microsoft, which address critical security vulnerabilities across the company's software. The last few months' worth of fixes have been especially important, as they've included a record number of bugs and a swath of zero-days that have been actively exploited or publicly disclosed. The August Patch Tuesday release this week is no different: The update fixes 400 flaws, including three zero-days. Compare that to March, when Microsoft issued patches for just 83 bugs in total (two of which were publicly disclosed zero-days). The seemingly sudden uptick in vulnerabilities and security fixes is due, in large part, to AI.
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