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Security Update Solution Further Protects Customer Devices

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

On Tuesday, August 18, 2015, Microsoft released a security update solution to address a vulnerability. The update is for all supported versions of Internet Explorer. We recommend customers to apply this update as soon as possible by following the directions on the TechNet.com/Security website, in Security Bulletin MS15-093. More information about this bulletin can be found at Microsoft’s Bulletin Summary page.

August 2015 Security Update Release Summary

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Today we released security updates to provide protections against malicious attackers. As a best practice, we encourage customers to apply security updates as soon as they are released. More information about this month’s security updates and advisories can be found in the Security TechNet Library. MSRC Team

Microsoft Bounty Programs Expansion - Bounty for Defense, Authentication Bonus, and RemoteApp

Wednesday, August 05, 2015

I am very pleased to be releasing additional expansions of the Microsoft Bounty Programs. Please stop by the Microsoft Networking Lounge at Black Hat, August 5-6, to learn more about these programs; or, visit https://aka.ms/BugBounty. We are raising the Bounty for Defense maximum from $50,000 USD to $100,000 USD. I am also very excited to announce that we are launching a bonus period for Authentication vulnerabilities in the Online Services Bug Bounty.

Out-of-band release for Security Bulletin MS15-078

Monday, July 20, 2015

Today, we released a security bulletin to provide an update for Microsoft Windows. Customers who have automatic updates enabled or apply the update, will be protected. We recommend customers apply the update as soon as possible, following the directions in the security bulletin. More information about this bulletin can be found at Microsoft’s Bulletin Summary page.

July 2015 Security Updates

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Today we released security updates for Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Microsoft SQL Server, and Internet Explorer. As a best practice, we encourage customers to apply security updates as soon as they are released. For more information about this month’s security updates and advisories visit the Security TechNet Library. You can also follow the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) team on Twitter at @MSFTSecResponse

Advances in Scripting Security and Protection in Windows 10 and PowerShell V5

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

In the last several releases of Windows, we’ve been working hard to make the platform much more powerful for administrators, developers, and power users alike. PowerShell is an incredibly useful and powerful language for managing Windows domains. Unfortunately, attackers can take advantage of these same properties when performing “post-exploitation” activities (actions that are performed after a system has been compromised).

June 2015 Updates

Tuesday, June 09, 2015

Today, as part of Update Tuesday, we released 8 security bulletins. We encourage customers to apply all of these updates. For more information about this month’s security updates, including the detailed view of the Exploitability Index (XI), visit the Microsoft Bulletin Summary webpage. If you are not familiar with how we calculate the XI, a full description can be found here.

May 2015 Updates

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Today, as part of Update Tuesday, we released 13 security bulletins. We encourage customers to apply all of these updates. For more information about this month’s security updates, including a detailed view of the Exploitability Index (XI), visit the Microsoft Bulletin Summary webpage. If you are not familiar with how we calculate the XI, a full description can be found here.

Microsoft Bounty Programs Expansion – Azure and Project Spartan

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Update 2/22/17: Removed _Guest-to-Host DoS (non-distributed, from a single guest) _from Hyper-V escape bounty list. I am excited to announce significant expansions to the Microsoft Bounty Programs. We are evolving the ‘Online Services Bug Bounty, launching a new bounty for Project Spartan, and updating the Mitigation Bypass Bounty. This continued evolution includes additions to the Online Services Bug Bounty Program: