Consider a scenario where you have encountered issues with the installation of KB2720211 ( An update for Windows Server Update Services 3.0 Service Pack 2 is available ) which forced you to remove and reinstall WSUS. Afterward, when reinstalling 2720211...

Hello, To mark the start of the 10-day countdown to the BlueHat Prize award ceremony, the MSRC Ecosystem Strategy Team is announcing the BlueHat Prize Question Sweepstakes that will give you a chance to win $5,000 at Black Hat this year! Be sure to...

Today we published the July Security Bulletin Webcast Questions & Answers page , and the July 2012 Security Bulletin Release Webcast slide deck . We fielded 15 questions on various topics during the webcast, including bulletins and advisory details...

We will be adding a new product family to your WSUS server – Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM) . This product family will include updates for the MBAM product. It will allow a variety of update types, e.g. service packs, optional...

Before we dive into the July security updates, let’s change up the normal order and take a look at the two Security Advisories we are releasing today. One takes an exciting step into the future, while the other prepares us to take an equally important...

Hello -- As per our usual cadence, today we’re releasing our advance notification for this month’s security bulletin release, which is scheduled for Tuesday, July 10. The July release includes nine bulletins addressing 16 vulnerabilities...

Hello, The judges have finished reviewing the submissions for the first BlueHat Prize contest and the finalists are in! Please visit www.BlueHatPrize.com for details on the three finalists and their entries that mitigate return-oriented programming...

Hi everyone, Joao Madureira here. During the course of this week we saw an increase of cases installing Knowledge Base article KB 2720211 . What follows are some guidelines we’ve established when facing some problems installing this KB. UPDATE...

Hello, Today we published the June Security Bulletin Webcast Questions & Answers page , and the June 2012 Security Bulletin Release Webcast slide deck . We fielded 23 questions on various topics during the webcast, including bulletins released...

UPDATED 6/26/2012: We’ve had a few questions regarding critical updates and WSUSSCN2.CAB so I thought I’d publish a quick explainer in case you were wondering the same. Question: Is security advisory KB2719615 going to be added for Microsoft...

During our regular Update Tuesday bulletin cycle this week, we released Security Advisory 2719615 , which provides guidance concerning a remote code execution issue affecting MSXML Code Services. As part of that Advisory, we've built a Fix it workaround...

For Update Tuesday we’re releasing seven security bulletins – three Critical-class and four Important – addressing 26 unique CVEs to further improve the security postures of Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer, Dynamics AX, Microsoft...

Microsoft has released an update for Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) 3.0 Service Pack 2 (SP2). This article includes information about the contents of the update and how to obtain the update. The following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles describe...

Hello, As we mentioned previously , Microsoft is releasing an update to further harden the Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) as a defense-in-depth precaution for our customers. This update is now available for download. As an additional measure, we...

Hello, As part of the phased mitigation strategy we outlined on the MSRC blog , an update was released with Security Advisory 2718704 that prevents unauthorized certificates from being used to attack Windows systems. In an effort to provide additional...

Hello -- Today we’re releasing our advance notification for the June security bulletin release, which is scheduled for Tuesday, June 12. This month’s release includes 7 bulletins addressing 28 vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Internet...

Today, as a part of our continuing phased mitigation strategy recently discussed , we have initiated the additional hardening of Windows Update . We’ve also provided more information about the MD5 hash-collision attacks used by the Flame malware...

Hello, At Microsoft, our commitment is to help ensure customer trust in their computing experience. That was the impetus for Trustworthy Computing, and central to that is the priority we place on taking the necessary actions to help protect our customers...

Hello, We recently became aware of a complex piece of targeted malware known as “Flame” and immediately began examining the issue. As many reports assert, Flame has been used in highly sophisticated and targeted attacks and, as a result...

As a part of the Industry Consortium for Advancement of Security on the Internet (ICASI), Microsoft is pleased to present an initial set of monthly security updates – originally released on May 8 – in the consortium’s newly established...

Hello, Today we published the May Security Bulletin Webcast Questions & Answers page , and the May 2012 Security Bulletin Release Webcast slide deck . During the webcast, we fielded 8 questions on various topics, including bulletins released, deployment...

Hello, Have you ever wondered why bulletins group particular issues together? Or one set of products and not another? Well today Jonathan Ness has posted an insightful Security Research & Defense (SRD) blog discussing some of the nuances and packaging...

During our investigation into the disclosure of confidential data shared with our Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP) partners, we determined that a member of the MAPP program, Hangzhou DPTech Technologies Co., Ltd., had breached our non-disclosure...

Hello, Today we’re releasing our advance notification for the May security bulletin release, which is scheduled for Tuesday, May 8. This month’s release includes 7 bulletins addressing 23 vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Office, Silverlight...

We are pleased to announce that the WSUS Management Pack (MP) beta for Windows Server 2012 is live and now available to TAP users. This Management Pack is available for you to test with on your Windows Server 2012 beta and can be found at our Connect...