February Microsoft Patch Tuesday
Microsoft has announced twelve new patches today to fix many vulnerabilities, including some that could allow remote code execution. Five patches are rated Critical by Microsoft and affect Microsoft Windows and Internet Explorer. The other patches are rated Important by Microsoft and affects Microsoft Windows. Gladiator recommends that users with impacted systems apply all Critical patches immediately. Detailed information regarding the patches can be found in Microsoft’s January Security Bulletin. Summary information is included below:
January Microsoft Patch Tuesday
Microsoft has announced two new patches today to fix vulnerabilities that could allow remote code execution. One patch is rated Critical by Microsoft and affects Microsoft Windows. The other patch is rated Important by Microsoft and affects Microsoft Windows. Gladiator recommends that users with impacted systems apply all Critical patches immediately. Detailed information regarding the patches can be found in Microsoft’s January Security Bulletin. 
December Microsoft Patch Tuesday
Microsoft has announced 17 new patches today to fix vulnerabilities that could allow remote code execution, elevation of privileges, and denial of service. Two patches are rated Critical by Microsoft and affect Microsoft Windows and Internet Explorer. Fourteen patches are rated Important by Microsoft and affect Microsoft Office, Microsoft SharePoint, and Microsoft Windows. Furthermore, one patch is rated Moderate and affects Microsoft Exchange. Gladiator recommends that users with impacted systems apply all Critical patches immediately. In addition, Gladiator recommends that MS10-098 and MS10-105 are also applied immediately. Detailed information regarding the patches can be found in Microsoft’s December Security Bulletin.
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