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    Windows 8 No critical updates showing in Windows Update ...

    Windows Updates - I only have 11 'important' updates to download. I believe there are also 5 'critical' updates. I don't understand why I don't have them. I also have KB3159398 included in the update list. But the security bulletin says this is for Windows 7 Could anyone offer some advice re...
  2. Windows 10 Changes to security updates

    Changes to Security Update Links Updates have historically been published on both the Microsoft Download Center and the Microsoft Update Catalog and Security Bulletins linked directly to update packages on the Microsoft Download Center. Some updates will no longer be available from the...
  3. Microsoft Security Advisory (2915720): Changes in Windows Authenticode Signature Verification...

    Revision Note: V1.0 (December 10, 2013): Advisory published. Summary: Microsoft is announcing the availability of an update for all supported releases of Windows to change how signatures are verified for binaries signed with the Windows Authenticode signature format. The change is included with...
  4. Advance Notification for May 2013 - Version: 1.0

    Revision Note: Advance Notification published. Summary: This is an advance notification of security bulletins that Microsoft is intending to release on May 14, 2013. More...
  5. Welcome to the 1024-bit world and the October security updates

    As previously mentioned in the Advance Notification blog on Thursday, today we’re releasing seven bulletins, one Critical-class and six Important-class bulletins. Before we discuss those releases, let’s take a closer look at the Security Advisories we also released today. Security...
  6. Advance Notification for October 2012 - Version: 1.0

    Revision Note: Advance Notification published. Summary: This is an advance notification of security bulletins that Microsoft is intending to release on October 9, 2012. More...
  7. Advance Notification for September 2012 - Version: 1.0

    Revision Note: Advance Notification published. Summary: This is an advance notification of security bulletins that Microsoft is intending to release on September 11, 2012. More...
  8. August 2012 Bulletin Release

    Security Advisory 2661254 - Update For Minimum Certificate Key Length Before we get into the details of this month’s bulletin release, let’s take a look at an important change on how Windows deals with certificates that have RSA keys of less than 1024 bits in length. We’ve been...
  9. Microsoft security updates and the Common Vulnerability Reporting Framework

    As a part of the Industry Consortium for Advancement of Security on the Internet (ICASI), Microsoft is pleased to present an initial set of monthly security updates – originally released on May 8 – in the consortium’s newly established Common Vulnerability Reporting Framework...
  10. Windows XP and Office 2003 countdown to end of support, and the April 2012 bulletins

    Hello, As you know, today is Update Tuesday. Before I go into the bulletin details, however, I wanted to let you know that today we’re notifying customers that Windows XP and Office 2003 will go out of support in April 2014. We understand that preparing to deploy the latest versions of...
  11. Advance Notification for February 2012 - Version: 1.0

    Revision Note: Advance Notification published. Summary: This is an advance notification of security bulletins that Microsoft is intending to release on February 14, 2012. More...
  12. Advance Notification for November 2011 - Version: 1.0

    Revision Note: Advance Notification published. Summary: This is an advance notification of security bulletins that Microsoft is intending to release on November 8, 2011. More...
  13. Advance Notification for November 2011 - Version: 1.0

    Revision Note: Advance Notification published. Summary: This is an advance notification of security bulletins that Microsoft is intending to release on November 8, 2011. More...
  14. Advance Notification for October 2011 - Version: 1.0

    Revision Note: Advance Notification published. Summary: This is an advance notification of security bulletins that Microsoft is intending to release on October 11, 2011. More...
  15. Advance Notification for October 2011 - Version: 1.0

    Revision Note: Advance Notification published. Summary: This is an advance notification of security bulletins that Microsoft is intending to release on October 11, 2011. More...
  16. Advance Notification for September 2011 - Version: 1.0

    Revision Note: Advance Notification published. Summary: This is an advance notification of security bulletins that Microsoft is intending to release on September 13, 2011. More...
  17. Windows 7 XP, Vista or Windows 7:Which OS is the most secure?

    Below is an article written by Ed Bott: Link Removed Over the past couple years, I’ve been regularly checking in to measure whether Windows Vista is living up to its promise of being more secure than its predecessor, Windows XP. (To catch up with previous installments, see October...