Microsoft Boosts Security Services for Novices
Software giant is simplifying the way it notifies users of security issues to avoid overwhelming newer users.
Joris Evers, IDG News Service
Microsoft is expanding its security notification service in an effort to better service end users who are not technically savvy, the company said Tuesday.
Microsoft also changed the way it rates security issues. Customers complained that the old system failed to identify the most serious issues, the Redmond, Washington, software vendor announced in an e-mail to current security bulletin subscribers.
Many end users find Microsoft's current security bulletins "overly detailed and confusing," said Steve Lipner, director of security assurance at Microsoft, in the e-mail.
Security Specifics
Also, warnings about all Microsoft products are sent on the same list, which means home users also receive warnings about SQL Server, Microsoft's database product, which they are unlikely to use.
In addition to the technical bulletins issued through TechNet, Microsoft will now also create bulletins specifically for end users.
These bulletins, hosted on Microsoft's Web site, will describe straightforward steps that users can take to help keep their systems secure, Lipner wrote.
An alert service for the new end user bulletins should be operational by year's end, he wrote.
The current security bulletins offered on TechNet will continue to include technical details to help IT professionals with patches and workarounds, Microsoft said.
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