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martyb [soylentnews.org] writes:

Following an initial report that Microsoft's Patch/Update Tuesday would be delayed comes the notice that it will actually be postponed. Oh, and there is a zero-day SMB exploit currently in the wild [cert.org] for which Microsoft intended to release a patch last Tuesday. That fix, and all the others scheduled for February, have been postponed to be released on March's Patch Tuesday.

Here are some stories that lay things out:

Microsoft cancels February Patch Tuesday despite 0-day in wild | Ars Technica [arstechnica.com]

Microsoft shelves all February security updates | Computerworld [computerworld.com]

Microsoft's monthlong patch delay could pose risks | Computerworld [computerworld.com]

February 2017 security update release – MSRC [microsoft.com]

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