Patch Management

Patch management can be a tough job, especially when it's time to fix the hundreds or thousands of your company's PCs. Whether it's the latest exploits for flaws or an early patch release, SC Magazine's Patch Management sector is your guide to fixing your system.

Latest Patch Management News

Adobe patches Reader bugs, releases new JavaScript feature

Dan Kaplan January 10, 2012

Adobe joined Microsoft with software updates on Tuesday for Reader and Acrobat. In addition, the PDF software company released a new capability that allows JavaScript to run based on document trust.

Microsoft issues seven security patches, BEAST fix included

Stephen Lawton January 10, 2012

While Tuesday's security update only contains one fix for a "critical" issue, it addresses a number of issues that could lead to malware infestations.

Microsoft preps seven security patches

Dan Kaplan January 05, 2012

The security update, which plans to address eight vulnerabilities, will include one "critical" fix.

Microsoft delivers rare out-of-band patch for ASP.NET issue

Dan Kaplan December 29, 2011

Some Microsoft engineers likely spent the holidays prepping a patch for a dangerous denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the .NET Framework.

Mozilla fixes crash issue after new Firefox version issued

Angela Moscaritolo December 22, 2011

One day after releasing version 9 of its Firefox web browser, Mozilla on Wednesday issued Firefox 9.0.1 to address an issue that caused Windows, Mac and Linux users' browsers to crash.

Let's get back to reality

Lysa Myers, director of research, West Coast Labs March 10, 2010

Reality sets in not longer after taking an information security job, as step two of this author's "Five Stages of Employment" series continues.

Hot or not: Software update vulnerabilities

Amol Sarwate, manager, Vulnerabilities Research Lab, Qualys November 19, 2008

The automatic update features in many software applications are proving to be vulnerable to attack. Hackers are taking notice. You should, too.

Hot or not: What you need to know to keep Mac OS X secure

Amol Sarwate, manager, Vulnerabilities Research Lab September 17, 2008

Apple is the third largest PC maker with about an eight percent market share. This hasn't gone unnoticed by hackers.

Hot or not: Effective regulatory compliance and security management

Amol Sarwate, director of Qualys' vulnerability research lab January 31, 2008

Modern security and policy compliance assessment solutions coalesce IT security and regulatory management efforts more effectively.

Me and my job: William Schneider

William C. Schneider, senior systems administrator, University of Texas Health and Science Center, Houston January 01, 2008

Vulnerability management: weathering the storm

Look ahead: Search for pioneers

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