Microsoft will begin sharing technical details with security partners about vulnerabilities addressed in its monthly security updates, known as “Patch Tuesdays,” the company announced Tuesday. The move, according to the company, was prompted by a growing but undesirable trend associated with Patch Tuesdays that has malicious code writers releasing exploits related to the updates sometimes within hours of the release. Releasing patches always indicates to hackers the location of vulnerable code.
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Microsoft to Give White Hats a Head Start on Patch Tuesdays
Posted by: Walaika Haskins August 5, 2008 01:36 PMMicrosoft will begin sharing technical details with security partners about vulnerabilities addressed in its monthly security updates, known as “Patch Tuesdays,” the company announced Tuesday. The move, according to the company, was prompted by a growing but undesirable trend associated with Patch Tuesdays that has malicious code writers releasing exploits related to the updates sometimes within hours of the release. Releasing patches always indicates to hackers the location of vulnerable code.