Microsoft says it will ship seven security updates next week, three critical, to patch 23 bugs in Windows, Office. The number of patches — nearly two dozen — is higher than usual for an odd-numbered month. Microsoft will release the updates at approximately Eastern time on May 8. Microsoft tagged three of the updates as “critical,” the highest threat ranking in its four-step system, and the other four as “important” Microsoft has issued 70 patches so far this year; the company had fixed 59 flaws by the end of May 2011.”]
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