Concluding the Azure Sphere Security Research Challenge, Microsoft Awards $374,300 to Global Security Research Community

Posted on Tuesday October 06, 2020  |  MSRC alerts

The Azure Sphere Security Research Challenge brought together 70 researchers from 21 countries to help secure Azure Sphere customers and expand Microsoft's partnerships with the global IoT security research community. During the three-month Azure Sphere Security Research Challenge, researchers surfaced 20 Critical or Important severity security vulnerabilities, with Microsoft awarding $374,300 in bounty awards for...

 

What to Expect When Reporting Vulnerabilities to Microsoft

Posted on Monday September 21, 2020  |  MSRC alerts

At the Microsoft Security Response Center's (MSRC), our primary mission is to help protect our customers. One of the ways we do this is by working with security researchers to discover security vulnerabilities in our services and products, and then making sure those that pose a threat to customers get fixed. Many researchers report these...

 

New and improved Security Update Guide!

Posted on Monday September 21, 2020  |  MSRC alerts

We're excited to announce a significant update to the Security Update Guide, our one-stop site for information about all security updates provided by Microsoft. This new version will provide a more intuitive user experience to help protect our customers regardless of what Microsoft products or services they use in their environment. We've listened to your feedback and incorporated many...

 

Control Flow Guard for Clang/LLVM and Rust

Posted on Monday August 17, 2020  |  MSRC alerts

As part of our ongoing efforts towards safer systems programming, we're pleased to announce that Windows Control Flow Guard (CFG) support is now available in the Clang C/C++ compiler and Rust. What is Control Flow Guard? CFG is a platform security technology designed to enforce control flow integrity. It has been available since Windows 8.1...

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Congratulations to the MSRC's 2020 Most Valuable Security Researchers

Posted on Wednesday August 05, 2020  |  MSRC alerts

Today we announce our Most Valuable Security Researchers for 2020! The MSRC Researcher Recognition program is an integral aspect of recognizing the ongoing partnerships with our community of talented security researchers who report through Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure (CVD). These recognitions run throughout specific periods of the year and provide regular opportunities to recognize those who...

 

Microsoft Bug Bounty Programs Year in Review: $13.7M in Rewards

Posted on Tuesday August 04, 2020  |  MSRC alerts

Security researchers are a vital component of the cybersecurity ecosystem that safeguards every facet of digital life and commerce. The researchers who devote time to uncovering and reporting security issues before adversaries can exploit them have earned our collective respect and gratitude. The security landscape is constantly changing with emerging technology and new threats. By...

 

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