Why this month's Microsoft patch release is a doozy
Security gnomes are pumping out patches ahead of an expected onslaught of AI-assisted attacks.
Microsoft’s September patch release is causing a stir, with a record-high 972 vulnerabilities being addressed, of which 112 are classified as high critical severity. This surpasses the previous record of 570 vulnerabilities fixed in just two months ago. In the previous month, Microsoft dealt with 620 vulnerabilities. Similarly, Google and other tech giants have also reported record numbers of vulnerabilities recently.
Last week, 100 companies and organizations, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Amazon Web Services, Google, and Microsoft, signed an open letter warning of an impending surge in AI-enabled attacks that actively exploit unpatched vulnerabilities. This growing trend of patching vulnerabilities has been dubbed the "new normal" by Dustin Childs, a researcher at the Zero Day Initiative, who warns that despite the increased patching, the potential damage from AI-assisted attacks could be substantial.
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