TechWhy this month’s Microsoft patch release is a doozy

Microsoft’s September release fixes roughly 972 vulnerabilities, a record, including 112 rated highly critical. That follows about 570 fixes two months ago and 620 last month. As industry leaders warn that AI-enabled attacks may exploit flaws before they are patched, Zero Day Initiative researcher Dustin Childs calls the surge the “new normal” while cautioning that the resulting damage could be substantial.

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