Microsoft slates single Windows patch for Tuesday
Microsoft Thursday said it will issue just one security update next week, down dramatically from last month's record-setting eight updates that patched 28 vulnerabilities.
Microsoft explains how it missed critical IE bug
Microsoft developers missed a critical bug in Internet Explorer because they weren't properly trained and didn't have the right testing tools, a noted proponent of the company's secure code development process acknowledged last week.
Mozilla re-issues Firefox 2 update, includes missing patch
Mozilla issued a final update to Firefox 2.0 Friday, making good on a promise earlier this week when it forgot to include a patch in the Windows version of the browser.
Oops! Mozilla forgets Firefox 2 patch, must re-issue update
A "clerical error" by Mozilla Corp. omitted one of the security patches that was supposed to be included in the Windows version of Tuesday's Firefox 2.0.0.19 release, a company executive said Wednesday.
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