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Month Archives: March 2010

March 2010 Security Bulletin Webcast

Monday, March 15, 2010

Hello, Today we published the Questions & Answers from the March 2010 Security Bulleting webcast. We answered a total of 13 questions concerning the March bulletins and open Security Advisories. No particular themes emerged from the questions but there were some good ones so please review them. The video covers the core part of the presentation Adrian Stone and I gave during the webcast.

Numbers, Big Numbers, at the RSA Conference 2010

Monday, March 15, 2010

Handle: Cluster IRL: Maarten Van Horenbeeck Rank: Senior Program Manager Likes: Slicing covert channels, foraging in remote memory pools, and setting off page faults Dislikes: The crackling sound of crypto breaking, warm vodka martni San Francisco has always been a somewhat odd but pleasant outpost with an appeal that attracts people from all over.

Monthly Security Bulletin Webcast Q&A - March 2010

Friday, March 12, 2010

Hosts: Adrian Stone, Senior Security Program Manager Lead Jerry Bryant, Senior Security Communications Manager Lead Website: TechNet/security Chat Topic: March 2010 Security Bulletin Release Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 Q: I use Macintosh computers with Microsoft Office 2008, should I be concerned about its usage following the release of MS10-017 ?

Update on Security Advisory 981374

Friday, March 12, 2010

Hi everyone, I’m writing to let you know that we have updated Security Advisory 981374 with new workaround information. We are aware that exploit code has been made public for this issue. As with our last update, Internet Explorer 8 remains unaffected by the vulnerability addressed in the advisory and we continue to encourage all customers to upgrade to this version.

Who Gets It and Who Doesn’t? (Windows Genuine Advantage and Security Updates)

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Handle: Mando Picker IRL: Dustin Childs Rank: Security Program Manager Likes: Protecting customers, working with security researchers, second Tuesdays, bourbon, mandolins Dislikes: Using “It’s hard” as an excuse, quitting when it gets tough, banjos One of the things I get to do in the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) is talk to our customers and tell them about the process by which Microsoft identifies potential security vulnerabilities in its products, eliminates those vulnerabilities, and provides remediation and information to customers.

March 2010 Security Bulletin Release

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Today we are releasing two Important security bulletins addressing eight vulnerabilities in Windows and Microsoft Office. Both bulletins have an aggregate Exploitability Index rating of “1” so we recommend that customers deploy these updates as soon as possible. The Microsoft Exploitability Index provides additional information to help customers prioritize deployment of monthly security bulletins.

Security Advisory 981374 Released

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Hi everyone, Today we released Security Advisory 981374 addressing a publicly disclosed vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Explorer 7. Internet Explorer 8 is not affected by this issue. Customers using Internet Explorer 6 or 7 should upgrade to Internet Explorer 8 immediately to benefit from the improved security features and defense in depth protections.