Security Alert: Microsoft patches IE, Outlook holes
April 23 — Microsoft once again has welcomed Wednesday with patches for security flaws discovered in its Windows applications. The software giant warned customers they should apply updates for both Internet Explorer (IE) and Outlook Express to fix critical security vulnerabilities that could let attackers run programs on a victim’s PC.
“THE NO. 1 THING that we want people to walk away with is to install the updates so their machine is protected,” said Stephen Toulouse, security program manager for Microsoft’s security response center.
Last year, Microsoft began to release advisories midweek due to customer comments indicating such a policy makes it more likely patches can be applied quickly. Both advisories can be found on the Redmond, Wash., company’s Web site....