For Microsoft, the vulnerabilities just keep popping up, and appear to be surfacing more quickly than ever before.

Like last month, Microsoft issued a fairly large number of security bulletins for April Patch Tuesday — 11 bulletins addressing 26 vulnerabilities. Last month brought 14 bulletins from Microsoft, covering 43 vulnerabilities.

A year ago, Microsoft’s monthly bulletins tended to be fewer in number, usually in the single digits, noted Wolfgang Kandek, chief technology officer for IT security firm Qualys.

“It is quite a bit higher than it was last year,” Kandek said. “The pace is accelerating. Things are happening faster and faster.”

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