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Assurance Security Dashboard December 2025
December 9, 2025
Readiness Patch Tuesday Dashboard

For Patch Tuesday, 48 updates, no zero-day flaws
January 12, 2024Microsoft has eased us into the new new year with just 48 updates for the Windows, Office and .NET platforms. There were no zero-days for…
Testing Guidance for January 2024
January 10, 2024Each month, the team at Readiness analyses the latest Patch Tuesday updates from Microsoft and provides detailed, actionable testing guidance. This guidance is based on…

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…