March Patch Tuesday brings with it both security updates from Microsoft and Adobe.  Altogether there are 39 vulnerabilities that appear to affect Windows operating systems as far back as Vista.  Let's review the patches.

Most critical is a patch for Internet Explorer.  This patch takes care of 13 vulnerabilities that may allow a hacker to take over your computer if a particular website is visited.

Microsoft also released an update for their newest browser called Edge.  This fixes 11 vulnerabilities in total.

For the flaws in the Windows PDF Library, Microsoft has released a patch to avoid remote code execution when opening a malicious PDF file.

Word also gets an update this month to fix a flaw that enables a hacker to put malicious code on a machine remotely.

For more about this month's windows updates visit Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for March 2016

Adobe's releases this month deal with fixes for Adobe Reader and Acrobat.  To learn more visit Adobe security bulletin.

It is important to keep your computer up to date.  If you have any questions regarding windows updates, please call Glasser Tech at 516-762-0155.