• Google patches Chrome second time this month

  By Gregg Keizer | 17 September, 2010 08:46

  Google patched 10 vulnerabilities in Chrome this week, including one pegged critical on the Mac.

• Microsoft smacks patch-blocking rootkit second time

  By Gregg Keizer | 24 May, 2010 21:02

  For the second month in a row, Microsoft has tried to eradicate a mutating rootkit that has blocked some Windows users from installing security updates.

• Google patches Chrome for second time this month

  By Gregg Keizer | 30 April, 2010 05:40

  Google patched three vulnerabilities in the Windows version of Chrome earlier in the week, marking the second time that it's plugged security holes this month.

• McAfee offers security review to compensate companies for bad update

  By Gregg Keizer | 28 April, 2010 06:28

  McAfee today announced it would offer business customers affected by last week's flawed update a free one-year subscription to its automated security assessment service.

• After attacks, Oracle patches Java bug

  By Robert McMillan | 16 April, 2010 07:49

  One week after a critical bug was made public, Oracle has patched its Java virtual machine to fix an exploit that could be used to sneak malicious software onto a computer.

Whitepapers about security patch

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  Lower Security Risks with Virtual Patching

  This white paper reviews patch management challenges and explains the need for a new model to combat today’s many attack vectors. “Virtual patching” shields vulnerabilities in critical systems until an actual patch is available, or as permanent protection in the case of out-of-support software, eliminating the need for expensive support contracts or customized patches.