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Jabulani Leffall
Jabulani Leffall is a journalist whose work has appeared in the Financial Times of London, Investor's Business Daily, The Economist and CFO Magazine, among others.
Cybersecurity
Microsoft plans 8 fixes for October's Patch Tuesday
The company's advanced notification describes two "critical" and six "important" issues.
- By Jabulani Leffall
Cybersecurity
Microsoft, Adobe patches make for a September to remember
Microsoft's security patches arrived Tuesday with five security bulletins labeled "important," right on the heels of 13 CVE advisories from Adobe.
- By Jabulani Leffall
Cybersecurity
Light September Patch Tuesday gives 'false sense of security'
September promises a critical-security-fix-free Patch Tuesday update, but that doesn't mean that Microsoft software users are out of the woods.
- By Jabulani Leffall
Cybersecurity
With 13 fixes, Patch Tuesday reboots abound
Aimed at fixing 22 vulnerabilities, Microsoft's Patch Tuesday for the month of August includes 13 security updates.
- By Jabulani Leffall
Cybersecurity
Unlucky no. 13 for August's Patch Tuesday
Who ever said summer was a time to slow down? Certainly not the folks at Microsoft, who will be sending out 13 security updates Aug. 9.
- By Jabulani Leffall
Cybersecurity
No fireworks in July's Patch Tuesday
With only four updates, Microsoft's July patch Tuesday will be a relatively light one.
- By Jabulani Leffall
Cybersecurity
Windows admins to get a heavy Patch Tuesday load
The company's advanced notification says 16 fixes will arrive, nine of them ranked "critical."
- By Jabulani Leffall
Cybersecurity
Patch Tuesday to get 'ugly' with latest Microsoft security update
After a light offering last month, Microsoft plans a large Patch Tuesday security update.
- By Jabulani Leffall
Cybersecurity
Microsoft's March patch is relatively light
Staying true to form and pattern, Microsoft once again follows last month's large patch load with a small rollout for the month of March.
- By Jabulani Leffall
Infrastructure
Should monthly patch release model get a restart?
As expected, Microsoft has released 12 security bulletins in its February security update, targeting more than 20 software vulnerabilities. However, some security-flaw fixes are still outstanding.
- By Jabulani Leffall
Cybersecurity
Microsoft sends January security update without IE fix
As expected, Microsoft has released two security bulletins in its January security update.
- By Jabulani Leffall
Cybersecurity
The first Patch Tuesday of the year? Surprisingly light.
Microsoft plans to start the year with a light count of just two security bulletins in its January patch.
- By Jabulani Leffall
Infrastructure
2010 historic year for Microsoft patches
Windows IT pros this December find themselves unwrapping a huge package of security updates ahead of Christmas directly from Microsoft.
- By Jabulani Leffall
Infrastructure
Massive Microsoft patch will wrap up 2010
Microsoft has promised users that a hefty December security update will arrive Tuesday.
- By Jabulani Leffall
Cybersecurity
Microsoft issues critical fix for Office
Microsoft's November security update addresses an Outlook vulnerability.
- By Jabulani Leffall
Cybersecurity
Microsoft delivers record-breaking October patch
Microsoft broke its own patch delivery record again with the release of its October security update.
- By Jabulani Leffall
Digital Government
September security patch addresses Windows and Office flaws
IT pros can now get their hands on nine fixes for Windows systems, addressing 11 vulnerabilities.
- By Jabulani Leffall
Cybersecurity
EMET wards off Adobe exploits, Microsoft says
Microsoft is heralding its newly released Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit 2.0 as a fail-safe against hacker incursion methods.
- By Jabulani Leffall
Cybersecurity
Microsoft plans nine for September Patch Tuesday
For the second month in a row, Microsoft will be rolling out a heavier than usual patch load of nine.
- By Jabulani Leffall
Cybersecurity
Microsoft issues new Windows security advisories
Microsoft issued even more details about Windows security concerns, even after releasing its August security update on Tuesday.
- By Jabulani Leffall