Advisories and mitigations, oh my! Critical updates for Windows this July

This month’s Patch Tuesday update from Microsoft attempts to address 123 unique security vulnerabilities including an urgent issue with Microsoft Outlook (CVE-2020-1349) and a very serious vulnerability in Windows (CVE-2020-1350). The big difference this month is that a “Patch Now” (as in right now-now) effort may not be enough. With average update cycles measured in weeks for most organizations, rapid mitigation strategies are required. Microsoft has offered registry-based fixes, some suggested code-based fixes, and a request to simply stop using certain features.

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