For Microsoft, Biggest Set of Patches Since February 2005

On Tuesday, Microsoft released a slew of patches to fix eight "critical" security flaws in Windows and Microsoft Office.

The patches released yesterday mark the biggest security update from Microsoft since February 2005. Read more at > For Microsoft, Biggest Set of Patches Since February 2005

Altogether, there are 12 patches dealing with 21 security vulnerabilities, addressing issues in Windows, Internet Explorer, Word, PowerPoint, and Exchange Server. Notably, this month's set of patches includes fixes for a critical zero-day flaw in Microsoft Word and an Internet Explorer flaw relating to how the browser deals with ActiveX controls.