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April 2017 security update release

Today we released security updates to provide additional protections against malicious attackers. As a best practice, we encourage customers to turn on automatic updates.
More information about this month’s security updates can be found on the Security Update Guide.
MSRC team

Microsoft BlueHat v17 Dates Announced – Update 4/3/2017

Update – The Call For Papers (CFP) for BlueHat v17 will be held from 6/1/2017 – 8/18/2017. We will be setting up a submissions portal for web based submissions of papers. The portal will be live on 6/1/2017. Please do not send submissions to [email protected].
Microsoft is pleased to announce that the dates for BlueHat v17 have been set for November 8-9, 2017, here in Redmond, WA USA.

Announcing the new Bug Bounty Program for Office Insider Builds on Windows

We’ve engineered Office to be secure by design and continually invest in enhancing its security capabilities. In the spirit of maintaining a high security bar in Office, we’re launching the Bug Bounty Program for Office Insider Builds on Windows.
The Office Bug Bounty Program complements our continuous internal engineering investments that include designing secure features through threat modeling, security in code reviews, security automation, and internal penetration testing.

March 2017 security update release

Today we released security updates to provide additional protections against malicious attackers. As a best practice, we encourage customers to turn on automatic updates.
More information about this month’s security updates can be found on the Security Update Guide.
Security bulletins were also published this month to give customers extra time to ensure they are ready to transition their processes.