Microsoft’s silence over unprecedented patch delay doesn’t smell right
Found on Ars Technica on Thursday, 16 March 2017
The move meant that customers had to wait 28 days to receive updates that fixed vulnerabilities that allowed hackers to completely hijack computers and networks.
If protecting customers truly is Microsoft's top priority, company officials should explain exactly why they delayed critical bug fixes for four weeks. Canceling Patch Tuesday at the last minute is a major event that warrants an explanation.
Or they could maybe just split the updates into smaller files, where each one fixes a single vulnerablity. Then they could roll out all the updates which are ok and just hold back those which are buggy. Oh wait, that's so old-school now...