Q1 Software Vulnerabilities

This was an interesting article on cio.com: Apple, Oracle, Google Lead Major Vendors with Software Vulnerabilities in Q1, Security Report Says – by TrendMicro. Now, these stats are always a bit a challenge: They make a really good headline but if the statistics does not include the severity of the vulnerabilities, it is hard to . . . → Read More: Q1 Software Vulnerabilities

10 Years of Trustworthy Computing at Microsoft

Before joining Microsoft a little bit more than 10 years ago, I ran a team at PricewarehoureCoopers on e-Business Risk Management – classical security consulting in the Internet bubble time. When I announced that I will leave PwC and join Microsoft, I got interesting reactions (and remember, this was 2001). Mainly they were along . . . → Read More: 10 Years of Trustworthy Computing at Microsoft

Windows Security Praised

A result of a study by Kasperski lab is fairly promising – even though it shows the problem being raising up the stack:

For the very first time in its history, the top 10 rating of vulnerabilities includes products from just two companies: Adobe and Oracle (Java), with seven of those 10 vulnerabilities being found . . . → Read More: Windows Security Praised

Ten Immutable Laws Of Security (Version 2.0)

You might have known the 10 Immutable Laws Of Security since quite a while. It is kind of the “collected non-technical wisdom” of what we see in security respeonse being it in Microsoft Security Response Center or in our Security Product Support.

There is now a version 2, which is still as important as version . . . → Read More: Ten Immutable Laws Of Security (Version 2.0)

A Security Comparison: Microsoft Office vs. Oracle Openoffice

Actually, there is not much to say about this. It is a blog post by CanegieMellon called A Security Comparison: Microsoft Office vs. Oracle Openoffice and just does what it says. However, I do not particularly like the security comparison of products built solely on vulnerabilities as this shows only one side of the equation . . . → Read More: A Security Comparison: Microsoft Office vs. Oracle Openoffice

From the Inside: Our CISO on Cloud Security

If you evern wondered, what our CISO thinks about security in the Cloud, you should listen to him directly. . . . → Read More: From the Inside: Our CISO on Cloud Security

On the effectiveness of DEP and ASLR

Our Security Research and Defense team published a blog post, which is really interesting to read to understand how to protect Windows Vista and Windows 7: On the effectiveness of DEP and ASLR.

There is a lot of information on how both raise the bar for attackers. These are the key take away:

DEP and . . . → Read More: On the effectiveness of DEP and ASLR

Behind the Curtain of Second Tuesdays: Challenges in Software Security Response

You might know about Bluehat, which is an internal security conference we run several times an year. Some of the presentations we record and make them publically available. There is a really good one on the Microsoft Security Response Center. Dustin (the presenter) blogged on it Behind the Curtain of Second Tuesdays: Challenges in Software . . . → Read More: Behind the Curtain of Second Tuesdays: Challenges in Software Security Response

Security Development Lifecycle: Quick References

A quick one: An interesting download location:

With the SDL Quick Security References (QSR), the Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) team introduces a series of basic guidance papers designed to address common vulnerabilities from the perspective of multiple business roles – business decision maker, architect, developer, and tester/QA. These papers will help you address a critical . . . → Read More: Security Development Lifecycle: Quick References

Information Security Management System for Microsoft Cloud Infrastructure

Just a quick one. Our Global Foundation Services organization (the ones who run our datacenters) just published a new whitepaper:

Information Security Management System for Microsoft Cloud Infrastructure This paper describes the Information Security Management System program for Microsoft’s Cloud Infrastructure, as well as some of the processes and benefits realized from operating this model. . . . → Read More: Information Security Management System for Microsoft Cloud Infrastructure

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