Microsoft Looking at a Lucky 13 for Patch Tuesday 13 Patches Planned for February's Patch Batch Stuart J Johnston
With 13 patches planned for February's batch of patch updates, Microsoft is prepping for a larger than normal Patch Tuesday. Of the planned patches, the software giant is deeming five "critical," and is warning that IT teams overseeing servers will need to be on "high alert" this month. eSecurity Planet has the scoop on what's in store for next week.
Tuesday promises to be a busy day for many IT administrators. That's because Microsoft has 13 patches planned for next week's monthly Patch Tuesday updates.
Five of the patches Microsoft rates as "critical," according to the company's advance notice sent out Thursday.
"Thirteen bulletins make this the busiest February we've seen from Microsoft, with only four last year and an average of 11 to 12 in the three years prior," Sheldon Malm, senior director of security strategy at security researcher Rapid7, said in an e-mail to InternetNews.com.
Microsoft typically releases most of its security patches on the second Tuesday of each month, which earned it the nickname Patch Tuesday. On the Thursday prior to the patch releases, the company provides advance warning to IT administrators so that they can plan for the additional workload installing the patches in their organizations often requires.
