Microsoft: No patches this month

It seems Microsoft is following feast with famine in the security world. Following the bumper crop of security patches that Microsoft released last month, March's patch of fixes will be non-existent.

The monthly patching cycle should see the security updates released on 8 March but this month the software giant has nothing to release.

Last month saw the Redmond company release 12 patches, over half of which were rated critical.

According to security company Secunia, of the 79 vulnerabilities the firm has spotted, 20 remain unpatched.

While no patches will be leaving Redmond's gates, Microsoft will, however, hold a webcast to discuss security issues on 9 March. More information can be found here.