Thompson seconded Storms. "I think the next big thing to watch for is to see what comes out at Black Hat," he said. "I truly don't know of anything, but I'm fairly sure that hackers are hacking."

"More to come on Tuesday when we get the patches, obviously," concluded Storms.

Microsoft will issue the out-of-band updates Tuesday, July 28, via its usual Windows Update and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) mechanisms. If it releases them on the same timetable as its monthly update, they should be available around 1 p.m. ET.

Later in the day -- at both -- Microsoft will host a webcast to take customer questions. Typically, Microsoft hosts such webcasts the day after it delivers patches.