Patch Tuesday April 2013

     Yet another eventful patch Tuesday for April 2013.  There are two critical vulnerabilities this month concerning Internet Explorer and the Remote Desktop Client; both exploitable from getting a user to visit a "specially crafted web site"(i.e. Remote Code Execution).  Since both technologies are pervasive across all Windows platforms, you will want to patch as soon as possible; updates for IE go all the way back to version 6.
     There are also 7 important updates, some of the most egregious concerns being with the Windows Kernel (Elevation of Privilege) , Active Directory (Denial of Service) , and Sharepoint.
     Also, remember that Windows XP support is down to 363 days now.  Migration plans should be in "full speed ahead" mode.


***If you are one of my students curiously visiting this page from that QR code in a certain keynote presentation, see me about 5 bonus points on the next quiz!

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