customer safety

  1. Protecting customers and evaluating risk

    Today, Microsoft triaged a large release of exploits made publicly available by Shadow Brokers. Understandingly, customers have expressed concerns around the risk this disclosure potentially creates. Our engineers have investigated the disclosed exploits, and most of the exploits are already...
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  2. Office 365 security researchers: Double your bounties March-May 2017

    Microsoft strives to protect our customers and we’re constantly improving our security posture to meet their needs. We realize the desire of researchers and customers to security test our services to ensure they can trust us and our solutions. We also believe that if a researcher informs us of a...
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  3. Nvidia recalls Shield Tablet - Fire Hazard

    Nvidia has announced today that the 8" Shield Tablet sold between July 2014 and July 2015 are being recalled: If you have a Shield Device read the announcement and details on what to do Link Removed
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    • Forum: General Computing

  4. Windows 8 HP recalls 6 million computer cords for fire risk

    HP is warning customers: Check your laptop charging cord to see if it's at risk of overheating. Hewlett-Packard (HPQ, Tech30) and federal regulators on Tuesday recalled 6 million power cords sold between September 2010 and June 2012 with some HP and Compaq notebook computers, as well as certain...
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    • Forum: Windows Hardware

  5. Microsoft Security Advisory (2719662): Vulnerabilities in Gadgets Could Allow Remote Code Execution

    Revision Note: V1.0 (July 10, 2012): Advisory published. Summary: Microsoft is announcing the availability of an automated Microsoft Fix it solution that disables the Windows Sidebar and Gadgets on supported editions of Windows Vista and Windows 7. Disabling the Windows Sidebar and...
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  6. Microsoft Security Advisory (967940): Update for Windows Autorun - Version: 2.1

    Revision Note: V2.1 (February 22, 2011): Summary revised to notify users of a change in the deployment logic for updates described in this advisory. This change is intended to minimize the user interaction required to install the updates on systems configured for automatic updating...
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  7. Microsoft Releases Security Advisory 2458511

    Hi everyone, Today we released Link Removed due to 404 Error to address a new vulnerability that could impact Internet Explorer users if they visit a website hosting malicious code. As of now, the impact of this vulnerability is extremely limited and we are not aware of any affected customers...
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