<p>February 12, 2013 IDG News Service System administrators overseeing Microsoft Exchange deployments should take a close look at Microsoft's latest round of security patches. In addition to covering Windows and Internet Explorer, Microsoft's latest monthly batch of patches covers the widely used Exchange Server, both the Exchange Server 2007 and Exchange Server 2010 editions.</p><p>"Microsoft delivered a monster sized patch this month ... It's enough to make your head spin," wrote Andrew Storms, director of security operations for security firm nCircle, in an email.</p><p>Overall, Microsoft has issued 12 security updates, covering 57 vulnerabilities, one of the largest sets of security updates the company has ever released.</p><p>Microsoft tagged five of the 12 updates as critical, and labelled the remaining seven as important.</p><p><a href="http://www.csoonline.com/article/728751/microsoft-monthly-patches-touch-exchange-windows-explorer">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://redmondmag.com/articles/2013/02/12/patch-for-57-vulnerabilities.aspx">Microsoft Releases Massive Patch for 57 Vulnerabilities</a> (Redmondmag.com)</p><p><a href="http://www.eweek.com/security/microsoft-patch-tuesday-addresses-57-security-vulnerabilities/">Microsoft Patch Tuesday Addresses 57 Security Vulnerabilities</a> (eWeek)</p><p><a href="http://topnews.net.nz/content/226202-microsoft-introduces-new-largest-set-security-updates">Microsoft Introduces New Largest Set of Security Updates</a> (TopNews New Zealand)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dPZdMpngMl_6eQMXjGgsFpOeyjfZM&ned=us">49 additional articles.</a></p>