Microsoft is set to launch Windows Autopatch, which will automate Windows and Office software patching, to clients on enterprise E3 and upward contracts by July, reports ZDNet.
Aside from delivering Windows 10 and Windows 11 driver and firmware updates, the update service will also cover Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, and other Microsoft 365 apps, according to Microsoft. "This service will keep Windows and Office software on enrolled endpoints up-to-date automatically, at no additional cost. IT admins can gain time and resources to drive value. The second Tuesday of every month will be 'just another Tuesday'," Microsoft said. However, customers looking to run Windows Autopatch should have devices running on supported Windows 10 and Windows 11 versions, the Azure Active Directory, and the Intune mobile device management service. "Security postures must be hardened as new threats emerge. Innovations in hardware and software enhance usability and productivity. Enterprises must continually respond to stay competitive, enhance protection, and optimize performance," Microsoft added.
Included in the exposed dataset labeled "PDL" were individuals' full names, email addresses, phone numbers, location data, professional summaries, and skills, as well as education and employment histories.
Attackers could leverage the issue — which impacts Nexus 3000, 7000, and 9000 series switches with vulnerable NX-OS versions with DHCPv6 activated and are in standalone NX-OS mode — to facilitate continuous crashes of the dhcp_snoop process and a denial-of-service condition.
Higher rewards of up to $250,000 will be given by Google for the discovery of memory corruption flaws in the Chrome browser shown to achieve remote code execution using a non-sandboxed process as part of a more robust vulnerability reward program.