Redmond Readies Critical Security Patches

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Jim Manico, OWASP Global Board Member

February 8, 2008

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Prepare for plenty of restarts: Microsoft's February patch release, coming next Tuesday, is expected to include seven critical and five important security fixes.The critical patches, designed to stave off remote code execution bugs (RCE), are for nearly all Windows operation systems, including Vista and XP, a number of Office applications, Internet Explorer, and more. The important patches deal with a more diverse scope of hacker risks that could impact a variety of Microsoft's OSes, as well.

For SMBs, many of which have limited IT resources, the smartest and more affordable ways to stay on top of security patches is via automation or dedicated patch management software.Redmond Channel Partner

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About the Author

Jim Manico

OWASP Global Board Member

Jim Manico is a Global Board Member for the OWASP foundation where he helps drive the strategic vision for the organization. OWASP's mission is to make software security visible, so that individuals and organizations worldwide can make informed decisions about true software security risks. OWASP's AppSecUSA<https://2015.appsecusa.org/c/> conferences represent the nonprofit's largest outreach efforts to advance its mission of spreading security knowledge, for more information and to register, see here<https://2015.appsecusa.org/c/?page_id=534>. Jim is also the founder of Manicode Security where he trains software developers on secure coding and security engineering. He has a 18 year history building software as a developer and architect. Jim is a frequent speaker on secure software practices and is a member of the JavaOne rockstar speaker community. He is the author of Iron-Clad Java: Building Secure Web Applications<http://www.amazon.com/Iron-Clad-Java-Building-Secure-Applications/dp/0071835881> from McGraw-Hill and founder of Brakeman Pro. Investor/Advisor for Signal Sciences.

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