Microsoft to tip off partners on security flaws
Microsoft will be giving companies that sell security software and services to its customers a sneak peek at the technical details of the vulnerabilities in Microsoft software before the company releases its monthly 'Patch Tuesday' updates.
The new Microsoft Active Protection Program, set to be announced at the Black Hat security conference on Tuesday, is designed to give software vendors a chance to prepare updates to their software before attackers have a chance to reverse-engineer Microsoft's security patch and create an exploit.
"It's essentially a race between the attackers and the protectors," said Andrew Cushman, director of the Microsoft Security Response Center. The programme will "give a head start to software providers delivering security features to our mutual customers".
