A Patch Standoff

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I wonder what’s going to happen.

Last week, I reported that Microsoft is going to hold off and release security patches once a month (unless there’s a big, pressing problem). This week, there’s a big, pressing problem. Many of them, in fact. Between a whole class of new “shatter attack” vulnerabilities, with nearly every Windows XP app exposed, and an unexpected security hole in Macromedia’s Flash, and working examples of cracking programs for all of those widely available on the Web, it’s only a matter of time before some persistent cretin creates a new fast-spreading worm.

Will Microsoft (and, presumably, Macromedia) develop a patch (er, patches) in time? And will they be released immediately, or will they be delayed for the monthly fix?

The clock is ticking. Stay tuned.