Security News

Microsoft issues 51st security bulletin of the year
2002-09-23 08:05

http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/544944p-4305410c.html [Almost one and a half vulnerabilities a week for those of you keeping score at home. Makes you wonder how much longer it will be...

Re: Q&A: Microsoft Senior VP Paul Flessner on Trustworthy Computing
2002-04-19 08:39

Forwarded from: Richard Forno Microsoft is the master of vagueness and vaporware. Does anyone really know what "Trustworthy Computing" is? (Trustworthy for who? Microsoft, the users, or...

Microsoft taps former DOJ cybercop for top security slot
2002-02-04 06:29

http://www.computerworld.com/storyba/0,4125,NAV47_STO67871,00.html By Dan Verton and Deborah Radcliff Jan. 31, 2002 Computerworld has learned that Microsoft Corp. plans to name Scott Charney, the...

RE: Microsoft May Delay Products to Fix Security
2002-01-29 08:26

Forwarded from: "Thomas (Yahoo!)" [Originally sent on January 24, 2002, cleaning up the queue. - WK] Unless MS changes it's policy of "layering software" (i.e., Outlook 2K is actually eight or...

Surprise Settlement Evenly Splits Microsoft
2002-01-21 08:21

Forwarded from: "R. A. Hettinga" --- begin forwarded text Status: U Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 00:44:14 -0500 To: dcsb () ai mit edu From: "R. A. Hettinga" Subject: Surprise Settlement Evenly Splits...

Microsoft server glitch prevents users from downloading critical security patches for Windows
2002-01-16 06:05

http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/219517p-2121371c.html SEATTLE (January 15, 2002 2:38 p.m. EST) - A Microsoft server software glitch left some users unable to download crucial security...

Microsoft: Secure out of the Box?
2001-12-20 06:42

http://www.theneteconomy.com/article/0,3658,s%253D908%2526a%253D20127,00.asp December 14, 2001 By: Paul Coe Clark III Howard Schmidt is chief security officer at Microsoft. He recently testified...

Microsoft's Responsible Vulnerability Discosure, The New Non-Issue
2001-11-12 09:43

Forwarded from: security curmudgeon http://www.attrition.org/security/rant/z/ms-disclose.html Microsoft's Responsible Vulnerability Disclosure, The New Non-Issue Sat Nov 10 03:00:48 MST 2001 by...

Re: Commentary: The Threat Of Microsofts .Net
2001-10-30 09:32

Forwarded from: Jason To: cryptography () wasabisystems com Cc: InfoSec News In a vain hope of getting some real talk on digital identity without all the ____ANTI MS _____ rhetoric please be aware...

Microsoft Redux
2001-10-25 08:39

Forwarded from: security curmudgeon http://www.wkeys.com/articles/CF/MS_Redux.html Microsoft Redux by Carole Fennelly It's deja-vu, all over again. Yet another worm attacks Microsoft servers,...