Next Tuesday, Microsoft will issue a number of critical patches. I urge you to apply the patches to your desktop PCs A.S.A.P. , then deploy to your test servers, test, get signoff and deploy to production.

More information can be obtained at:

• http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9225883/Microsoft_slates_critical_Windows_Office_IE_patches_next_week_including_head_scratcher_?taxonomyId=17
• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-apr
• http://www.scmagazine.com/microsoft-to-sew-up-11-security-vulnerabilities-next-week/article/235396/
• http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/microsoft-readies-patch-for-gaping-ie-browser-security-holes/11366