Adobe Considers Monthly Patches
he company is now contemplating a move to monthly patches
Adobe has been coming under increasing fire for the regular security flaws found in products such as Adobe Reader and Flash. Adobe Reader is becoming the attack vector of choice, especially on Windows Vista and Windows 7, and security experts are telling Web users that any modern browser is secure enough—as long as they don't install Flash.
Presently, Adobe's policy is to release updates every three months. The company is now contemplating a move to monthly patches, aligned with Microsoft's Patch Tuesday.
A switch to monthly patches would allow the company to be more responsive to security threats as they emerge, which in turn would greatly reduce Adobe customers' exposure to exploits. The three-month cycle was started last year, to make patch publication more predictable and easier to manage for corporate customers. Adobe has since improved its internal processes, making a monthly cycle possible.
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