Microsoft Updates Patches and Leave Some Vulnerabilities
May 20, 2014
After the most recent patch Tuesday, Microsoft has kept its word and discontinued support for Windows XP. But less known is their ending of support for Microsoft Office 2003. ZDNet covers all the details of Patch Tuesday in their article, “Microsoft Patches Office, SharePoint and Windows, Leaves XP Behind.”
The article begins:
“Microsoft issued eight security updates today addressing a total of 14 vulnerabilities in Windows, Office and SharePoint Server. This is the first Patch Tuesday since the end of support for Windows XP and Office 2003. Even though Microsoft provided an update one week ago for all Windows versions, including Windows XP, this time they followed through on policy and did not release updates for Windows XP even though one of the updates patched today is critical and likely affects Windows XP. Less well-known is that Microsoft Office 2003 also exited its support period in April.”
The most critical patch released helped resolve the Internet Explorer fiasco that has made recent headlines. All supported versions of SharePoint Server were also updated. Stephen E. Arnold is a lifelong search expert and the brains behind ArnoldIT.com. His work gives a lot of attention to the search features of Microsoft, since it is such a dominant share of the market. But SharePoint, and Microsoft in general, are slow to release updates, forcing users to turn to third parties like Arnold for the latest tips and tricks.
Emily Rae Aldridge, May 20, 2014
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