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

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

Posted by samzenpus on Sunday July 7, 2013 @06:57AM 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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Why? by Corona+Extra · 2013-07-07 06:57 · Score: 5, Funny

I haven't noticed any security problems with Windows. Why do they release this?
So... by SCPRedMage · 2013-07-07 07:09 · Score: 5, Insightful

...it's a normal Patch Tuesday? How the hell is this news?

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Re:Well by AbrasiveCat · 2013-07-07 08:02 · Score: 5, Informative

Deleting all those NSA backdoors is a helluva job.
No, No, you don't get it. These are installing the new backdoors.
This is news? by JDG1980 · 2013-07-07 08:38 · Score: 5, Interesting

Doesn't Microsoft patch these kind of security holes every Patch Tuesday? How is this one special?
Re:their patches can no longer be trusted by mysidia · 2013-07-07 10:44 · Score: 5, Insightful

All joking aside, can any of us trust their patches now that it has been comfirmed that Microsoft is effectively a branch of the NSA?
No you cannot; HOWEVER, you can trust not patching even less. Because Microsoft have been known to share vulnerabilities with the NSA, before they even share the fact of their existence to the public.
The NSA has loads of cash available, and all the research and engineering resources required to work on developing reported vulnerabilities into exploits, to add to "surveillance malware deployment packages".