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August 2016 security update release Today we released security updates to provide additional protections against malicious attackers. As a best practice, we encourage customers to apply security updates as soon as they are released. More information about this month’s security updates and advisories can be found in the Security TechNet Library. MSRC team Source: August 2016 security update release

Microsoft Bounty Programs Expansion – Microsoft Edge Remote Code Execution (RCE) Bounty I’m very happy to announce another addition to the Microsoft Bounty Programs. Microsoft will be hosting a bounty for Remote Code Execution vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge on Windows Insider Preview builds. This bounty continues our partnership with the security research community in working to secure our platforms, in pre-release stages of the development process. The Windows Insider program is built to help shape the future of Windows, and represents the latest in features, including new security features and mitigations. For the latest information on new Windows features included in the Insider Previews, please visit the Windows 10 Insider Program Blog. As the bounty programs are pushing forward into earlier releases of software, there may be more instances of a vulnerability being reported which Microsoft is already working to [ more… ]

July 2016 security update release Today we released security updates to provide additional protections against malicious attackers. As a best practice, we encourage customers to apply security updates as soon as they are released. More information about this month’s security updates and advisories can be found in the Security TechNet Library. MSRC team Source: July 2016 security update release

June 2016 security update release Today we released security updates to provide additional protections against malicious attackers. As a best practice, we encourage customers to apply security updates as soon as they are released. More information about this month’s security updates and advisories can be found in the Security TechNet Library. MSRC team Source: June 2016 security update release

Microsoft Bounty Program expansion – .NET Core and ASP.NET RC2 Beta Bounty Today I have another exciting expansion of the Microsoft Bounty Program. Please visit https://aka.ms/BugBounty to find out more. As we approach release for .NET Core and ASP.NET, we would like to get even more feedback from the security research community. We are offering a bounty on the .NET Core and ASP.NET Core RC2 Beta Build which was announced on May 16, 2016. The program highlights are: Bounty applies to .NET Core, ASP.NET Core RC2 and any subsequent release candidates during the bounty period, or the final RTM version if released within the bounty period. Supported platforms are Windows, OS X and Linux. The bounty will run June 7, 2016 to September 7, 2016. Bounty payouts will range from $500 USD to $15,000 USD. You can install the RC2 from [ more… ]