Microsoft Windows Phone engineers are reviewing a report that various messaging technologies can be used to send the phone into a reboot and then freeze its messaging centre, or hub. Currently, the only “fix” is a hard reset and wipe of the phone, according to WinRumors.com, which reported the attack…
MS11-088 – Important : Vulnerability in Microsoft Office IME (Chinese) Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2652016)
Security Central Manage the software and security updates you need to deploy to the servers, desktop, and mobile systems in your organization. For more information see the TechNet Update Management Center. The Microsoft TechNet Security Web site provides additional information about security in Microsoft products. Security updates are available from…
Android Security Problems? Microsoft Gives Away Phones (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor – Never let a competitor’s stumble go to waste. That appears to be Microsoft’s strategy, as it is giving away Windows Phones to five Android users following a malware scare on Android Market. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National Cyber Security
Microsoft Uses Android Malware Hysteria to Offer Free Windows Phones
Microsoft is capitalizing on a recent Android malware scam by giving away free Windows Phones to five Android users with the worst malware horror stories. Ben Rudolph, Microsoft’s Windows Phone evangelist, announced the contest on Twitter using the hashtag #droidrage. Microsoft followed Rudolph’s lead and publicized the contest on its…
Microsoft Urges Android Malware Victims to Join Windows
Microsoft is asking Android owners to share their malware stories, in an attempt to lure them to Nokia‘s Windows devices, as the software giant ramps up marketing for the U.S. launch. In a Twitter post, Microsoft “evangelist” team member Ben Rudolph urged his followers, “Share your Android malware story (there’s…
Microsoft Patch Tuesday – December 2011
“From Redmond with Love” Recently, I had a chance to talk with Katie Moussouris, leader of the Security Community Outreach and Strategy team at Microsoft. The interview helped me realize that Microsoft has a lot to offer when it comes to not just fixing vulnerabilities in their own products, but…
Microsoft fixes Duqu hole, but not BEAST problem
Microsoft pulls patch to protect IE users from flaw in SSL protocol after running into compatibility issue. View full post on bank security hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Software Development Engineer (SDE) – Senior / Microsoft / Redmond, WA
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Microsoft to patch 20 vulnerabilities just in time for X’mas
Microsoft will issue 14 security bulletins next week to patch 20 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer (IE), Office, and Windows Media Player. Among the patches will likely be ones to plug the hole used by the Duqu intelligence-gathering Trojan, and to fix the SSL (secure socket layer) 3.0 and TLS…
Microsoft prepares for 14 bulletins, no indication of Duqu repair
Microsoft is preparing to addressing 20 vulnerabilities for its December Patch Tuesday, including flaws in Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player and Microsoft Publisher <img alt="Microsoft prepares for 14 bulletins, no indication of Duqu repair, Blog, Microsoft, Duqu, prepares, bulletins, indication, repair"height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=TechBiz &partnerID=167&key=segment”/> View full post on…