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• September 13, 2016 13 Sep'16

  September Patch Tuesday plugs critical Exchange Server exploit

  Atop the list of 14 security bulletins issued in Microsoft's September Patch Tuesday is a critical update to close a significant exploit in Exchange Server.

• August 25, 2016 25 Aug'16

  Microsoft Ignite 2016 conference coverage

  Find all the independent reporting and analysis from the Microsoft Ignite conference 2016 in one place.

• August 09, 2016 09 Aug'16

  Server admins get light workload for August Patch Tuesday

  Of the nine security bulletins released for August Patch Tuesday, Windows Server operating systems are only affected by six.

• July 12, 2016 12 Jul'16

  July Patch Tuesday plugs hole in .NET framework

  Security analysts say an important bulletin to shut down a .NET framework vulnerability should get top patching priority on Windows Server systems.

• June 17, 2016 17 Jun'16

  With June Patch Tuesday, users need a fix for the fix

  Patch Tuesday usually relieves sys admins' headaches but the June edition handed out a few, as a patch designed to improve security for Group Policy actually took it away.

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• June 14, 2016 14 Jun'16

  June Patch Tuesday addresses DNS, SMB Server vulnerabilities

  June's batch of security bulletins included a number of updates to close Windows Server vulnerabilities, including a remote code execution flaw in DNS server.

• May 10, 2016 10 May'16

  May Patch Tuesday brings critical updates for browsers, Microsoft Office

  Microsoft issued 16 security bulletins for May's Patch Tuesday, including critical updates for its Internet Explorer and Edge browsers, as well as Microsoft Office.

• April 12, 2016 12 Apr'16

  Adobe zero-day update gets top billing in April Patch Tuesday

  An Adobe zero-day update received top billing as Microsoft released its April Patch Tuesday fixes.

• April 05, 2016 05 Apr'16

  Exchange 2016 CU1 overshadowed when mailbox anchor drops

  Microsoft released updates for all supported versions of Exchange Server. The updates cover issues with mailbox anchoring in Exchange 2013 and improvements to lagged database copies.

• March 08, 2016 08 Mar'16

  March Patch Tuesday closes holes in IE, Edge browsers

  Despite ending support for Internet Explorer 9 in January, Microsoft continued to issue patches for the older browser.

• February 10, 2016 10 Feb'16

  February Patch Tuesday plugs holes in Adobe Flash, Office

  Microsoft, taking a cue from Google, elevates fixes for Adobe Flash with a security bulletin in February.

• January 26, 2016 26 Jan'16

  Windows Server 2016 licensing tweak could cause big headaches

  Get ready to pay more, experts warn, when Windows Server licensing fees shift from per-processor to per-core starting with Windows Server 2016.

• January 13, 2016 13 Jan'16

  Microsoft E5 plan supports new ATP, Skype functionality

  Microsoft's new Office 365 E5 plan offers features applicable across the organization. But some of the new functionality isn't useful to all, and some features bring controversy.

• January 12, 2016 12 Jan'16

  January Patch Tuesday closes support for IE versions, Windows 8

  Administrators with machines on Windows 8 and unsupported versions of Internet Explorer will need to update after this month.

• December 21, 2015 21 Dec'15

  Should admins consider an Exchange 2016 upgrade?

  Microsoft released Exchange 2016, but older versions may win out. No matter the version, admins should prioritize Exchange security in 2016.