Third Party Patch Roundup – July 2016

Authored by Debra Littlejohn Shinder

As we wrap up this month and head into August, summer is more than halfway gone. It's been a long, hot one here in Texas and in many other areas of the U.S. and the world, so we're all looking forward to a little relief in the not-too-distant future.

In the IT world, we would also appreciate some relief from the never-ending flood of new vulnerabilities and exploits and the need to apply patches to fix the issues. Unfortunately, hunting for new ways to get into networks and steal data or take down systems is not a seasonal activity; the bad guys are always hard at work trying to circumvent security mechanisms that are built into our software. That means there's no rest for the weary IT pro.