As mentioned in January’s advance notification post this month’s security bulletin releases are now confirmed to contain 7 bulletins addressing 8 vulnerabilities. The following table shows affected software by bulletin and the likelihood of an Operating System restart being required and the services this may affect: Bulletin ID Bulletin Title and Executive Summary Maximum Severity Rating and Vulnerability [...]

Advanced notification blog Microsoft is starting off 2012 with 7 bulletins addressing 8 vulnerabilities. Bulletin breakdown: 1 bulletin is rated as critical 6 bulletins are rated as important 1 vulnerability could lead to a security feature bypass 2 vulnerabilities could lead to information disclosure 1 vulnerability could lead to elevation of privileges These updates will [...]

As mentioned in December’s advance notification post this month’s security bulletin releases are now confirmed to contain 14 bulletins addressing 20 vulnerabilities. The following table shows affected software by bulletin and the likelihood of an Operating System restart being required and hence impacting on services provided: Bulletin ID Bulletin Title and Executive Summary Maximum Severity Rating and Vulnerability [...]

This ‘Patch Tuesday’ for December 2011, sees the release of 14 bulletins addressing 20 vulnerabilities. Bulletin Breakdown: 3 bulletins are rated Critical, 11 are Important 10 vulnerabilities can lead to Remote Code Execution 3 vulnerability can lead to Elevation of Privilege 1 vulnerability can lead to Information Disclosure   The following table summarises the security [...]

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 8 will feature an ‘apps store’ and has offered a sneak peek into the new development. The news of the Windows store comes just over a year after Apple announced the launch of an App Store for their desktop computers, which was launched this January. In a post on the [...]

Microsoft has joined The European Commission’s CEO Coalition on Child Online Safety, bringing its extensive experience and technical knowledge into the fight to make the internet a safer place for children. The coalition brings together government and industry leaders to discuss the best practices and build effective solutions to the challenges that young people face [...]

As mentioned in Novembers advance notification post this month’s security bulletin releases are now confirmed to contain 4 bulletins addressing 4 vulnerabilities. The following table shows affected software by bulletin and the likelihood of an Operating System restart being required and hence impacting on services provided: Bulletin ID Bulletin Title and Executive Summary Maximum Severity Rating and Vulnerability [...]

This ‘Patch Tuesday’ for November 2011, sees the release of 4 bulletins addressing 4 vulnerabilities. Bulletin Breakdown: 1 bulletin is rated Critical, 2 are Important and 1 Moderate 2 vulnerabilities can lead to Remote Code Execution 1 vulnerability can lead to Elevation of Privilege 1 vulnerability can lead to Denial of Service   The following [...]

Microsoft has given us a sneak peek into a few details about its Windows 8 developments and revealed some improvements it has made to the new Task Manager. In the Building Windows 8 blog the week, group program manager Ryan Haveson explained that the team redesigned the Task Manager after assessing how people use the [...]

Microsoft has released its latest Security Intelligence Report. It focuses on zero-day exploitation and the risks Microsoft customers face from it. The analysis looked at threats detected by the Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) during the first half of 2011. The key findings revealed that: Over one third of malware detections analysed were attributed to [...]