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For February’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft rolls out 63 updates – Computerworld
Networking and Remote Desktop services Winsock: Microsoft advises that a multipoint socket (type c_root) is created and employed with the following operations: bind, connect, and listen. The socket should close successfully. DHCP: Create test scenarios to validate Windows DHCP client operations (discover, offer, request, and acknowledgment (ACK)). RDP: Ensure that you can configure Microsoft RRAS servers through netsh commands. ICS: Ensure that Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) can…
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Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Patches Two Actively Exploited Zero-Day Flaws
The monthly report is relatively lightweight, with some mobile updates or fixes that have already been performed server-side and shouldn’t be a concern to admins, said Tyler Reguly, associate director of security R&D at global cybersecurity software and services provider Fortra. Another vulnerability impacts only Microsoft Surface hardware. February update patches two exploited vulnerabilities The two exploited vulnerabilities are: CVE-2025-21391,…
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Microsoft February 2025 Patch Tuesday fixes 4 zero-days, 55 flaws
Today is Microsoft’s February 2025 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 55 flaws, including four zero-day vulnerabilities, with two actively exploited in attacks. This Patch Tuesday also fixes three “Critical” vulnerabilities, all remote code execution vulnerabilities. The number of bugs in each vulnerability category is listed below: 19 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilities 2 Security Feature Bypass Vulnerabilities 22…
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NYT Connections today hints and answers — Tuesday, January 28 (#597)
Looking for clues for today’s Connections answers? The Connections answers on January 28 for puzzle #597 are a bit harder than yesterday’s puzzle, with the Connections Companion rating this puzzle’s difficulty at 3.5 out of 5. Every day, we update this article with Connections hints and tips to help you find all 4 of today’s answers so you can keep…
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2025’s first Patch Tuesday: 159 patches, including several zero-day fixes
Microsoft began 2025 with a hefty patch release this month, addressing eight zero-days with 159 patches for Windows, Microsoft Office and Visual Studio. Both Windows and Microsoft Office have “Patch Now” recommendations (with no browser or Exchange patches) for January. Microsoft also released a significant servicing stack update (SSU) that changes how desktop and server platforms are updated, requiring additional…
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What Is Patch Tuesday? Microsoft’s Monthly Update Explained
On the second Tuesday of each month, Microsoft and other tech companies release patches for consumer and enterprise users. These updates, including bug fixes and security enhancements from the previous month, are known as “Patch Tuesday.” The monthly update is an important opportunity to ensure that security features and applications are up to date. Microsoft details the official Patch Tuesday…
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NYT Connections today hints and answers — Tuesday, December 24 (#562)
Looking for clues for today’s Connections answers? The Connections answer on December 24 for puzzle #562 is slightly easier than yesterday’s puzzle, with the Connections Companion rating this puzzle’s difficulty at 2.6 out of 5. Every day, we update this article with Connections hints and tips to help you find all 4 of today’s answers so you can keep your…
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NYT Strands today — hints, spangram and answers for game #296 (Tuesday, December 24 2024)
Strands today: Quick menu Need some assistance with NYT Strands today? Today’s theme — “Pass the eggnog” — is pretty clearly Christmas themed, but how? Below, we’ve compiled some useful hints for Strands #296, as well as the answers, should it come to that. We’ll start off with some clues, before building up to the full answer for Strands #296,…
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NYT Connections today hints and answers — Tuesday, December 17 (#555)
Looking for clues for today’s Connections answers? The Connections answers on December 17 for puzzle #555 are an ion easier than yesterday’s puzzle, with the Connections Companion rating this puzzle’s difficulty at 3.2 out of 5. Every day, we update this article with Connections hints and tips to help you find all 4 of today’s answers so you can keep…
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For December’s Patch Tuesday, 74 updates and a zero-day fix for Windows – Computerworld
Windows Remote Desktop and related routing servers Windows Kernel and Kernel Mode Drivers Printing Microsoft Hyper-V Microsoft LDAP and LSASS Windows Error Reporting Unfortunately, there is a zero-day (CVE-2024-49138) that has been reported as publicly disclosed and exploited in the wild that affects how Windows creates error log files. Add these Windows updates your Patch Now cycle. Microsoft Office Microsoft released nine patches…
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