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Critical Security Updates Coming To Windows XP, 8, RT & Server

Posted by samzenpus on from the protect-ya-neck dept.

SmartAboutThings writes "On the upcoming Patch Tuesday on July 9, Microsoft is going to bring some notable security updates, that will mostly deal with fixing issues in remote code execution vulnerabilities, which allow attackers to breach in. The security updates will be applied to all Windows versions Microsoft is still supporting (from XP to Windows 8.1)"

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  1. Re:Why? by erroneus · · Score: 1, Troll

    Perhaps Microsoft would also be applauded if they didn't hold their fixes open for the NSA and FBI to exploit their customers with.

    We used to wonder for the longest time why, when we told Microsoft about vilnerabilities they would refuse to acknowledge them and when they finally might acknowledge them, they would take months or even years to fix. Recent news clarifies this nicely.

    Now we can't say if this is true of every instance of every bug reporting, but we have proof that the US government has tainted Microsoft and therefore gives good cause to be suspicious of pretty much everything they do now.