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April 2013 Security Bulletin Webcast, Q&A, and Slide Deck

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Today we’re publishing the April 2013 Security Bulletin Webcast Questions & Answers page. We fielded nine questions during the webcast, with almost half of those focused on the Remote Desktop Client bulletin (MS13-024). One question that was not answered on air has been included on the Q&A page. We invite our customers to join us for the next public webcast on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at 11 a.

KB2839011 Released to Address Security Bulletin Update Issue

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Portuguese (Brazil), Русский We are aware that some of our customers may be experiencing difficulties after applying security update 2823324, which we provided in security bulletin MS13-036 on Tuesday, April 9. We’ve determined that the update, when paired with certain third-party software, can cause system errors. As a precaution, we stopped pushing 2823324 as an update when we began investigating the error reports, and have since removed it from the download center.

Assessing risk for the April 2013 security updates

Tuesday, April 09, 2013

Today we released nine security bulletins addressing 13 CVE’s. Two of the bulletins have a maximum severity rating of Critical, and seven have a maximum severity rating of Important. We hope that the table below helps you prioritize the deployment of the updates appropriately for your environment. Bulletin Most likely attack vector Max Bulletin Severity Max Exploit-ability Index Likely first 30 days impact Platform mitigations and key notes MS13-028(Internet Explorer) Victim browses to a malicious webpage.

Nine to tide you over: Video highlights from BlueHat v12

Tuesday, April 09, 2013

It has been nearly four months since we gathered in Redmond for BlueHat v12, and we’ve almost caught up on our sleep. As we prepare for what promises to be a momentous year for the BlueHat program – culminating in December with BlueHat v13 – we’ve selected nine of the most compelling, talked-about, or just plain chewy talks from last year’s festivities to share with you.

Out with the old, in with the April 2013 security updates

Tuesday, April 09, 2013

Windows XP was originally released on August 24, 2001. Since that time, high-speed Internet connections and wireless networking have gone from being a rarity to the norm, and Internet usage has grown from 360 million to almost two-and-a-half billion users. Thanks to programs like Skype, we now make video calls with regularity, and social media has grown from a curiosity to a part of our everyday lives.

Advance Notification Service for the April 2013 Security Bulletin Release

Thursday, April 04, 2013

In celebration of spring’s onset, today we’re providing advance notification for the April 2013 release of nine bulletins; two Critical and seven Important. The Critical bulletins address vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Internet Explorer, and the seven Important-rated bulletins will address issues in Microsoft Windows, Office, Antimalware Software, and Server Software.