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Security Advisory 2749655 and timestamping

Tuesday, October 09, 2012

Today we released Security Advisory 2749655 to alert customers to a clerical error made in code-signing a number of recently released security updates. This error will cause the digital signature to expire and become invalid prematurely – not a security flaw, but an issue that will impair users’ overall security profile.

Welcome to the 1024-bit world and the October security updates

Tuesday, October 09, 2012

As previously mentioned in the Advance Notification blog on Thursday, today we’re releasing seven bulletins, one Critical-class and six Important-class bulletins. Before we discuss those releases, let’s take a closer look at the Security Advisories we also released today. Security Advisory 2661254 We began discussing this issue in June, and originally released this advisory in August.

Security Advisory 2755801 revised to address Adobe Flash Player issues

Monday, October 08, 2012

Today we revised Security Advisory 2755801 to address issues in Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer 10, in conjunction with Adobe’s update process. Customers who have automatic updates enabled will not need to take any action because protections will be downloaded and installed automatically. Customers who do not use automatic updates should apply the guidance in the advisory immediately using update management software, or by checking the Microsoft Update service, to help ensure protection.

Advance Notification Service for October 2012 Security Bulletin Release

Thursday, October 04, 2012

Today we’re providing advance notification of the release of seven bulletins, one Critical and six Important, which address 20 vulnerabilities for October 2012. The Critical bulletin addresses vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word. The six Important-rated bulletins will address issues in Windows, Microsoft Office, and SQL Server. This release will also address the issue in FAST Search Server first described in Security Advisory 2737111.

September 2012 Out-of-Band Security Bulletin Webcast, Q&A, and Slide Deck

Monday, September 24, 2012

Hello. Today we’re publishing the September 2012 Security Bulletin Out-of-Band Webcast Questions & Answers page. During the webcast, we fielded 19 questions. Those were focused on MS12-063, the out-of-band cumulative release for Internet Explorer, and Security Advisory 2755801, which involves an issue with the Adobe Flash Player implementation for Internet Explorer 10.