The heads up for this month is;
Three Microsoft Security Bulletins rated Critical and one that is rated as Moderate. These updates may require a restart and will be detectable using the newly released version of the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer. [1]
3 x Critical (Word, Publisher, Jet)
1 x Moderate (Windows Live OneCare, Microsoft Antigen, Microsoft Windows Defender, Microsoft Forefront Security)
Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for May 2008 [2]
Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification issued: May 8, 2008
Microsoft Security Bulletins to be issued: May 13, 2008
This is an advance notification of security bulletins that Microsoft is intending to release on May 13, 2008.
This bulletin advance notification will be replaced with the May bulletin summary on May 13, 2008.
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 2.1
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 2.1 is now available.
In order to provide support for Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, 64-bit scan tool and vulnerability assessment check support, new Windows Embedded support, and compatibility with the latest versions of the Windows Update Agent (WUA) Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) 2.1 is now available.
– Edmund Burke (1729 – 1797)
LINKS:
[1] May 2008 Advance Notification ( 2008-May-08 ) [MSRC]
[2] Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for May 2008 ( 2008-Mar-08 ) [MS]
[3] Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 2.1 ( 2008-May-08 ) [MS]
