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Assurance Security Dashboard October 2025
October 14, 2025
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October Newsletter
October 23, 2023A warm welcome to all who are joining us for this October edition of the Readiness newsletter. I hope that everyone has been able to…
You Need to Update WinRAR Now
October 19, 2023What is the problem? Multiple government backed hacking groups are exploiting a known vulnerability CVE-2023-38831 which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code (RCE) on a…
Microsoft Addresses Three Zero-Days for October’s Patch Tuesday
October 16, 2023Microsoft this week rolled out 103 security updates, including for three zero-day vulnerabilities affecting Windows and Edge.
Microsoft’s Removal of VB Script is a Big Deal
October 12, 2023Microsoft is planning to remove support (deprecate) for VB Script in future versions of Windows. This is a big deal and will have large repercussions…
October Patch Tuesday Testing Guidance
October 11, 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 October 2023
October 10, 2023
Critical Updates for Microsoft Office and Visual Studio Drive September’s Patch Tuesday
September 17, 2023Microsoft this week rolled out 59 updates with its Patch Tuesday update, including critical patches for Microsoft Office and Visual Studio.
September Testing Guidance
September 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 September 2023
September 12, 2023