Security
A large, dynamic April Patch Tuesday
April 13, 2025This is a large (126 patches), broad and unfortunately very dynamic update for this April Patch Tuesday. With several re-releases, missing files and broken patches…Airlock and Readiness
December 3, 2024Whitelisting is a proactive security measure that involves creating a list of trusted applications, processes, or entities that are explicitly allowed to execute on a…Top 5 CWE Weaknesses and Microsoft Vulnerabilities – a Patching Guide
November 25, 2024Top 5 CWE Weaknesses and Microsoft Vulnerabilities Microsoft has addressed several vulnerabilities corresponding to these CWEs in 2024. Below is an overview of each CWE,…November Patch Tuesday 2024
November 17, 2024Microsoft’s November Patch Tuesday addresses 89 vulnerabilities in Windows, SQL Server, .NET and Microsoft Office. Unfortunately, we have three zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-43451, CVE-2024-49019 and CVE-2024-49039)…Patch Tuesday for October 2024
October 12, 2024A haunting Patch Tuesday for October: 117 updates (and 5 zero-day flaws) This month’s Patch Tuesday delivers a large set of patches from Microsoft that…September 2024 Testing Guidance
September 11, 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…For March’s Patch Tuesday, no zero-day flaws
March 16, 2024Microsoft released 61 Patch Tuesday updates for March, with no reports of public disclosures or other zero-days.Zero Trust and Application Security
January 29, 2024Zero Trust is a security framework that assumes a complex network's security is always at risk to external and internal threats.Why patch 3rd party applications?
January 16, 2024Patching third-party applications is important for several reasons. First, it helps defend against vulnerabilities that can be exploited by cyber attackers, reducing the likelihood of…