Finally Some More Good News From Microsoft
Anyone with a Microsoft Server knows about Patch Tuesday. It’s the day Microsoft announces vulnerabilities and security patches for it’s products. Sadly, Exploit Wednesday is becoming more frequent. More and more day-zero exploits being noted has led Microsoft to begin sharing security information ahead of time with key software partners.
Yesterday, Microsoft announced a plan to share information in advance with key partners to ensure customer data was better protected. This is a major change for the software giant. This change represents a major shift in the normally secretive Microsoft.
See the press release here
From my vantage point this is a good thing. The key in all of this now is how the software partners respond. Will they be able to reduce or eliminate the threat of Exploit Wednesday. If the program works, we should see the effects quickly, probably within a few months.