MBSA 2.3 and the November 2013 Security Bulletin Webcast, Q&A, and Slide Deck

Today we’re publishing the November 2013 Security Bulletin Webcast Questions & Answers page.  The majority of questions focused on the ActiveX Kill Bits bulletin (MS13-090) and the advisories. We also answered a few general questions that were not specific to any of this month’s updates, but that may be of interest.

We’ve discussed the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) tool in this and many other webcasts, and I’m happy to report version 2.3 is now available. This new version adds support for Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2. However, Windows 2000 systems will no longer be supported by MBSA. If you aren’t familiar with the tool or would just like to know more about it, we encourage you to read the FAQ found on the Security TechCenter. Thanks also go out to everyone who participated in the public preview leading up to this release.

We invite you to join us for the next scheduled webcast on Wednesday, December 11, 2013, at 11 a.m. PST (UTC -8), when we will go into detail about the December bulletin release and answer your bulletin deployment questions live on the air.

You can register to attend the webcast at the link below:

Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Time: 11:00 a.m. PST (UTC -8)
Register: Attendee Registration

Thanks,

Dustin Childs
Group Manager, Response Communications
Microsoft Trustworthy Computing