Microsoft Tuesday explained why it had been unable to patch a seven-year-old bug until recently, saying that it was only in the last year that it figured out how to fix the flaw without breaking most ...

Patch fixes SMB flaw that left Windows vulnerable to relay attacks used to take control of a remote machine without knowing the password Some security patches take time. Seven-and-a-half years, in ...

Some security patches take time. Seven-and-a-half years, in fact, if you count the time it’s taken Microsoft to patch a security issue in its SMB (Server Message Block) service, fixed Tuesday. This ...