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Microsoft’s Free Book

Microsoft Press is celebrating 25 years and gives free book “Writing Secure Code for Windows Vista” by Michael Howard and David LeBlanc. You can download book in PDF format here. They say: For 25 years, Microsoft Press books have focused … Continue reading

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Michael Howard from Microsoft Analyzes Recent Symantec and IBM Vulnerabilities

One of main persons behind Microsoft SDL, Michael Howard analyzes recent Symantec and IBM Vulnerabilities in his post on MSDN SDL blog. Michael says: The vulnerabilities are not in Symantec code, yet Symantec customers are still open to attack. The … Continue reading

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Vista Service Pack 1 Focuses on Stability and Security

In its article: Hands-On with Windows Vista Service Pack 1, PC World says: Microsoft’s first service pack for Windows Vista focuses on stability and security. The first service pack for Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system won’t arrive until early next … Continue reading

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Thoughts on Threat Modeling

An excellent series of blog posts by Microsoft’s Larry Osterman about threat modeling with links to all 13 posts is here. Someone who signed comment as Bill Gates (it might be real Bill?) wrote: Larry, keep up the good work, I … Continue reading

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