Patch Tuesday Delivers Seven Patches

Today, Microsoft is releasing seven patches, three rated critical and four important. All three critical patches address issues involving remote code execution and affect supported versions of Windows, DirectX, DirectShow, Windows Media Format Runtime and Internet Explorer. The four important patches address remote code execution and elevation of privilege, and affect supported versions of Windows.

What's your patch strategy? How do you manage your patch processes? Let me know at [email protected].

Posted by Peter Varhol on December 11, 2007


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