Re: OUTRAGEOUSLY SLOW ADVISORY BY MSFT/MSN

From: Mike Brannigan [MSFT] (mikebran_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/18/03 

Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 22:13:59 +0100

"international city ventures" <marsha_o@global.net> wrote in message
news:031401c365cb$ce190ae0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> It is outrageous that only today, Monday, Aug. 19!! that
> Microsoft posts clearn advisory on patch for BLASTER work
> on its opening page for MSN Hotmail. Shame, shame.

The security patch that closes the issue exploited by the MSBlaster worm was
released in mid July (MS03-026)
It was a critical update in Windowsupdate, which you hopefully visit more
then once a month or preferable have your PC set to autoupdate critical
updates.
You have your anti virus software auto update to ensure you have the maximum
level of protection - it is the same with Windows.

Also you can subscribe to the security bulletins and thus you would again
have made aware of this issue in mid July.
see
http://www.microsoft.com/security/security_bulletins/decision.asp

Also if you are corporate user then your network administrative staff should
also be receiving these security bulletins as well as you have the option of
using Windows Software Update Services (MSUS) that also constantly downloads
critical updates to your enterprise and then notifies your admins so they
can test and authorise it for release to autoupdating Windows XP clients
inside your firewalls
see
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/windowsupdate/sus/default.asp

The MSBlaster news story was covered in many areas and features prominently
on the www.microsoft.com homepage.

(I do however see your point that maybe a Microsoft site like MSN could have
had the link to the information at microsoft.com earlier
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp ) 

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Mike
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"international city ventures" <marsha_o@global.net> wrote in message
news:031401c365cb$ce190ae0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> It is outrageous that only today, Monday, Aug. 19!! that
> Microsoft posts clearn advisory on patch for BLASTER work
> on its opening page for MSN Hotmail.  Shame, shame.