Update Windows & Office

Software giant Microsoft Corp. released a dozen security bulletins today as part of its monthly security update cycle, 9 of them labeled as the company's highest severity rating. The alerts gave details of 20 flaws in its Windows operating system and 3 in Office suite, all of which have been fixed now. The bundle of updates also covers bugs that Microsoft discovered itself, the company said.

An ominous warning from Microsoft advises users to implement the updates immediately because apparently hackers just can't wait to catch slow coaches out once they know where to look for holes to exploit.