"Patch Tuesday" is the day each month that Microsoft releases their newest security updates, typically the second Tuesday of the month.  This month is relatively light with just six updates, including one marked "critical".  Four updates are "important" and one is listed as "moderate".  For a full breakdown, check out the Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification.  (The advance notification bulletin gets replaced by the release bulletin on the day of the release). 

 

The critical patch includes all versions of Windows from XP onward, as well as Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2.  A "critical" patch is defined by Microsoft as "a vulnerability whose exploitation could allow the propagation of an Internet worm without user action".  At a minimum, all critical patches should be installed. Note that many of the patches require a reboot for installation.

Mark your calendars!  There's just one day left until "Pi Day".  Pi is the mathematical symbol for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to it's diameter.  Pi Day is celebrated by math enthusiasts around the world on March 14th. Pi = 3.1415926535...  (Get it? 3/14 in month/day format).

 

Check out www.piday.org to learn more about Pi, see some cool videos about Pi, view one million digits of Pi, and get in the spirit of the day!

 

Pi Day was created by Larry Shaw in 1988 when he was at the San Francisco Exploratorium working as a Physicist.   The initial celebration involved staff and the public walking around one of the circular spaces, and then consuming fruit pies.   In March of 2009 the U.S. House of Representatives passed a non-binding resolution recognizing March 14 as National Pi Day.

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