Microsoft Sites

The Microsoft sites listed below provide essential security information:

• Microsoft Security
  The latest in computer security information for Consumers, Developers, IT Professionals and Businesses.
  
• Microsoft Support Lifecycle
  Support lifecycle information for product families. For an alphabetized list of all Microsoft products, see the Support Lifecycle Index page.
  
• MMPC--Microsoft Malware Protection Center Blog
  The MMPC Blog includes day-to-day, “behind the scenes” information about new, emerging and interesting malware threats as well as other research topics in the computer security field.
  
• MMPC: Microsoft Malware Protection Center Portal
  The MMPC includes a wealth of information. It is your source for the latest definitions and change logs for Microsoft security software. Research malware, get guidance and advice, links to additional tools and resources, submit a sample and more at the MMPC.
  
• MSRC - Ecosystem Strategy Team
  The Microsoft Ecosystem Strategy (EcoStrat) team is part of Microsoft's Security Response Center (MSRC). The team works to understand how vulnerabilities affect the Internet as a whole and is one of the groups responsible for securing Microsoft's current and future products.
  
• MSRC - Microsoft Security Response Center
  The MSRC is "the" source for information from the Security Response team on Security Bulletins, Security Advisories and information about vulnerabilities, mitigations, and workarounds.
• Microsoft Trustworthy Computing Blogs
  This site tracks all Microsoft Trustworthy Computing blogs.
• Security Vulnerability Research & Defense
  Obtain information from Microsoft about vulnerabilities, mitigations and workarounds, active attacks, security research, tools and guidance. In particular, a source to obtain additional technical information on security updates.
• Security TechCenter -- Get links to technical bulletins, advisories, updates, tools, and prescriptive guidance designed to help IT pros keep Microsoft servers, desktops, and applications up to date and secure.
• TechNet Security Bulletins -- Obtain detailed information on security updates for Microsoft Office, Microsoft Visual Studio, Windows, Remote Desktop, Windows Server, Microsoft BizTalk Server, and Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server.

A complete list of official Microsoft team blogs is available at BlogMS, updated weekly. Also provided by BlogMS:

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