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MS To Share Vulnerability Details Ahead of Patches

Posted by timothy on from the keeping-admins-abreast dept.

Bridge to Nowhere writes "ZDNet is reporting that Microsoft will start sharing details on software vulnerabilities with security vendors ahead of Patch Tuesday under a daring new program aimed at reducing the window of exposure to hacker attacks. The new Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP) will give anti-virus, intrusion prevention/detection and corporate network security vendors a head-start to add signatures and filters to protect against Microsoft software vulnerabilities."

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  1. So the first might start like this... by strimpster · · Score: 0, Troll

    Now don't take this as us saying that our software isn't secure... just think of it as us saying that we found some undocumented features (don't think of them as bugs) and wanted to share them with you so that you can use them... lol