Microsoft Opens Access to Vulnerability Notifications

joseph schmo writes "Microsoft has announced that it will throw open the floodgates of vulnerability notifications for everyone who wants them. Previously, it was only offering early notifications to 'Premier and other 'representative' customers,' or those customers who would sign a Non-disclosure statement."

Comments

Slashdotted

[PhrostyMcByte]

It was probably talking about this.

Working links

[DeadSea]

Get your early warnings here:

Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification

Another news story about it:

• Information Week - Microsoft To Issue Early Warnings For Patch Tuesday Nov. 4, 2004 - The software maker will provide a summary of planned security bulletins three days in advance.

Well, not that interesting

[dago]

What they will do is pre-announce the forecoming security bulletings 3 days in advance, and without details.

So, on saturdays, every 3 months, you'll get something like : Next tuesday, there will be 5 new vulnerabilities, 2 of them being critical.

Re:Scripted Updates

[pandrijeczko]

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