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June Patch Tuesday
June 17, 2025
Microsoft has released a very light Patch Tuesday for this June with 68 patches to Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office. No update for Exchange or…

Why Repackage Application Installations?
January 5, 2024Over the Christmas break our team started several application packaging, conversion, and assessment projects. It's a busy time and we are delighted with the privilege…
Happy New Year – Patch Up!
January 2, 2024The last zero-day of 2023 (CVE-2023- 43890) is now causing issues with application installations in 2024. This security vulnerability relating to the core Windows installer…
Major Trends in Automated Patch Testing for 2023
December 20, 2023ow that we have completed our final Patch Tuesday for 2023, I thought that it may be helpful to summarize some of the key trends,…
For December, an Exceptionally Light Patch Tuesday
December 18, 2023Microsoft this month delivered a seriously light set of updates on Patch Tuesday, perhaps the lightest I have ever seen. There are no zero-days, for…
Microsoft Digital Defence: Summary and Key Points
December 14, 2023The 2022 Microsoft Digital defence Report highlights the evolving digital threat landscape and the increased collaboration among global defenders. It offers actionable insights and steps…
December Patch Tuesday Testing Guidance
December 13, 2023Each month, the team at Readiness analyses the latest Patch Tuesday updates from Microsoft and provides detailed, actionable testing guidance. This guidance is based on…
Assurance Security Dashboard December 2023
December 12, 2023
Assurance Unbound: Now on AppSource
December 7, 2023We have recently published our latest SaaS Offering on the Microsoft AppSource platform. This is a huge venture for Microsoft as it attempts to provide…
Automated Application Intelligence
December 5, 2023Testing is essential - and for most cases it is essentially useless. Why is application testing needed? There are a few good reasons including: The…