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Microsoft releases record number of security patches

Microsoft has confirmed that it was forced to patch a record number of security vulnerabilities on its software systems at the start of this week.

According to the latest online security update released by the US-based software giant, its experts plugged 31 holes found across a range of programmes on Tuesday 10th June alone.

These included security vulnerabilities found within its Internet Explorer web browser and its Windows operating system, with five of the flaws having been rated as "critical" by the company's team of computer security experts.

However, according to some experts, smaller businesses and individual users may have a hard time keeping up with this new wave of patches, with many leaving themselves open to attacks from online criminals.

"Microsoft's fixes cover many of its technologies, across various versions of Windows and Office for Mac," Dave Marcus, director of security research, told VNUNet.

"Patching will be especially challenging for enterprises, which will need a solid risk management strategy to test and prioritise the fixes to fend off potential attacks."

The previous record for the number of security flaws fixed by Microsoft in one day stood at 28 back in December 2008.

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