Microsoft Releases Security Patch for Internet Explorer
By Chris Weiss
In what can only be described as an attempt to address the growing security concerns motivated by recent events, Microsoft will be releasing a security update for Internet Explorer. The release will be an uncharacteristic out-of-cycle release that is clearly meant to nip concerns in the bud. Security failures in Internet Explorer 6 have been cited as a cause of the now-famous Chinese/Google attack that affected a number of U.S. companies. Microsoft is also recommending that all IE users upgrade to IE8.
In a statement, the company explained the decision to issue the security update: ” Given the significant level of attention this issue has generated, confusion about what customers can do to protect themselves and the escalating threat environment Microsoft will release a security update out-of-band for this vulnerability. We take the decision to go out-of-band very seriously given the impact to customers, but we believe releasing an update out-of-band update is the right decision at this time. We will provide the specific timing of the release tomorrow.” [via TechCrunch]
