Cyber Security Today, Feb. 14, 2024 – Get cracking on Patch Tuesday security fixes
Get cracking on Patch Tuesday security fixes. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Wednesday, February 14th, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. Yesterday was Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday for February. Patches for 80 vulnerabilities were released, including five critical ones.
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