Free guide to Microsoft Security Updates
The new Microsoft Security Newsletter has a well-done guide to the different ways Microsoft alerts users about security-related updates.
Microsoft TechNet: ITPro Editorial
Free Guide to Security Updates
Jeffrey R. Jones
Senior Director, Security Business & Technology Unit
Microsoft Corporation
Upon moving to a monthly, predictable release cycle for Microsoft Security Bulletins and updates in October 2003, we also introduced webcasts the day after each release so that all customers have an interactive forum where they can learn more details about the. The number and quality of questions we consistently get on those webcasts have inspired me to write this guide.
What Should I Do?
If you are an individual user who doesn?t want to know the details and just wants to improve the security of your computer then skip the rest of this article and go directly to www.microsoft.com/protect. There, in addition to tools that will help you implement your firewall and activate auto updating, you will find some great offers on antivirus software. My parents did this, my brother did it, and I did it at home. You should do it too.
But read on if you are managing security for multiple machines and products and you want to utilize the details in Microsoft?s technical security bulletins.