Microsoft's patch automation tool has been out for almost a year now. How has enterprises' security processes changed since then? Microsoft released Windows Autopatch last year to help alleviate the ...

Microsoft’s Windows Update patch management program has a critical shortcoming that in some cases could fool users into thinking their systems are properly patched against some vulnerabilities when in ...

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 ...

One of the constant annoyances of Windows 11 are the reboots after installing updates. Sometimes a Windows PC even has to reboot several times in a row until it finally completes all the updates. But ...

Patching vulnerabilities is one of the most basic principles of cybersecurity — and one of the hardest to execute consistently and securely at scale. In today’s threat landscape, adversaries routinely ...

Why it matters: Every second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft releases a new batch of updates aimed at fixing critical security vulnerabilities in Windows and other company products. This tradition has ...

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 ...

Attackers have not waited for Exploit Wednesday; the Microsoft Windows zero-day attacks have already started. Here’s what you need to know and do.

Enter BigFix Enterprise Suite (BES) 4.0, a comprehensive security and patch management system for enterprise networks. BES automates much of the security and patching process by deploying centrally ...