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Month Archives: August 2022

Microsoft Bug Bounty Programs Year in Review: $13.7M in Rewards

Thursday, August 11, 2022

The Microsoft Bug Bounty Programs and partnerships with the global security research community are important parts of Microsoft’s holistic approach to defending customers against security threats. Our bounty programs incentivize security research in high-impact areas to stay ahead of the ever-changing security landscapes, emerging technology, and new threats. Security Researchers help us secure millions of customers by discovering and reporting vulnerabilities to Microsoft through Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure.

Security Update Guide Notification System News: Create your profile now

Tuesday, August 09, 2022

Sharing information through the Security Update Guide (SUG) is an important part of our ongoing effort to help customers manage security risks and keep systems protected. In January 2022 we introduced Phase One of a new way for customers to receive email notifications about new Microsoft product security content using any email address, not just a Microsoft account, or Live ID as it is sometimes known.

Congratulations to the MSRC 2022 Most Valuable Researchers!

Monday, August 08, 2022

The Microsoft Researcher Recognition Program offers public thanks and recognition to security researchers who help protect our customers through discovering and sharing security vulnerabilities under Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure. Today, we are excited to recognize this year’s top 100 Most Valuable Researchers (MVRs) based on the

Microsoft Office to publish symbols starting August 2022

Monday, August 08, 2022

We are excited to announce that Microsoft Office will begin publishing Office symbols for Windows via the Microsoft Public Symbol Server on August 9th 2022. The publication of Office symbols is a part of our continuing investment to improve security and performance for customers and partners. Key Advantages for customers, partners, and Microsoft Security: Empowering the security community to protect customer s