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KB4530689 improves mouse, keyboard and stylus security
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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If you like keeping your PC updated with the latest new tools and security features, then you better be prepared because theDecember Patch Tuesday updatesare here!
If you don’t know whatPatchTuesday is, then you better read up on howimportant it is.
This new string ofupdatescomes with a host of new features, mainly security ones. These include improvements to the mouse, keyboard and stylus security.
Why are mouse, keyboard and stylus security updates important?
Patches in general work to fix any vulnerabilities or exploitable bugs that may have been found with devices and features. As such, installing these newupdateson your Windows PC will make it so that yourmouse,keyboard, and stylus are safer and more secure.
For example, in the case of mice andkeyboards, attacks fromMouseJack can allow an attacker to break into the peripherals connected to your computer.
They can then connect their devices to it and send all the keyboard input they want. By doing this, they can get access to your personal files, passwords, usernames, and can even completely wipe your PC.
If you too want to get the latest features that this round ofPatchTuesday is bringing, then you better beprepared accordingly.
This is because, besides the above-mentioned features, theupdatesbring securityupdatesto plenty of other Windows services as well, protecting you fromall possible dangers.
Are you happy with what the DecemberPatchTuesdayupdatesbring? Let us know your opinion in the comment section below.
Editor’s Note: If you want to know everything there is to know on Patch Tuesday, check outthis in-depth guide.
More about the topics:Keyboard issues,mouse,patch tuesday,security
Madalina Dinita
Networking & Security Specialist
Madalina has been a Windows fan ever since she got her hands on her first Windows XP computer.
She is interested in all things technology, especially emerging technologies – AI and DNA computing in particular.
Prior to joining the WindowsReport team, she worked in the corporate world for a number of years.
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Madalina Dinita
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Madalina is a Windows fan since forever, especially interested in AI, emerging technologies, privacy, and security.
