Re: Changes to Microsoft advance notification process

[Matt Stork <mstork () NORTHWESTERN EDU>]

It is only the Advance Notification Service which is going away e.g. how many updates and what products but no details. 
 They want people to use the myBulletins site but nothing posted indicates anything is changing with regards to how 
they distribute information on the actual bulletins.  Sucks we do not get a heads up on how many updates are coming but 
not cracking the top 100 of things I need worry about.
-Matt

-----Original Message-----
From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Roger A 
Safian
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2015 11:11 AM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: Re: Changes to Microsoft advance notification process

Does anyone know if they plan on having a way to receive the bulletins via email?  We have a local list we forward 
these to, and I'd hate to see that disappear in favor of a security center I need to log in to and download the 
bulletins.

 

From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Chuck 
Braden
Sent: Friday, January 9, 2015 9:33 AM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: [SECURITY] Changes to Microsoft advance notification process

 

Looks like MS pulled a fast one and changed their automatic notification process (with no notification ). 

https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Microsoft+advanced+notification+service+changes/19167/1#32953 

 

You have to go through a signup process to select the products you want email on.  And even after that, I still don't 
see anything for January yet. 

 

They supposedly have a non-signup page that users can view, but it's also blank - 
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/dn631937.aspx

 

Their generic security page (https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin ) does indicate the next set of 
patches are scheduled for Jan 13.  

 

Seems like they are expecting people get updates from twitter - https://twitter.com/msftsecresponse/ 

 

 

 

Jimmy C Braden

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