Microsoft will inform the security vendor of the security patch content in advance from January 1, October.

Source: Internet
Author: User
Microsoft said that the security vendors that receive this treatment must meet two requirements: one is to develop security software for the Windows platform, and the other is that the software must have a large user scale.

According to foreign media reports, Microsoft recently announced that it will inform some security software companies of the security patch content that Microsoft will release starting in March.

This aims to allow security software vendors to test their software in advance and prevent hackers from launching new attacks based on the newly released vulnerability patch.

It is reported that in the past, after the release of the Microsoft Security Patch, some hackers were able to see some "doorways" within a few hours based on Microsoft system vulnerabilities and patch information ", this poses a new threat to your system security.

Starting in May, Microsoft will forward the patch packages to major security software vendors in advance. These vendors can test the software and detect peripheral software security issues.

Microsoft said that the security vendors that receive this treatment must meet two requirements: one is to develop security software for the Windows platform, and the other is that the software must have a large user scale.

Currently, the security vendors invited by Microsoft include IBM, Juniper, and tipping point. In the future, Microsoft will give more security companies this offer.

At present, Microsoft releases vulnerability patches for software products such as Windows and Office every month.

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