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Microsoft is gearing up to expand its Trustworthy Computing initiative by sharing more information with end users and with other security vendors. The Microsoft Exploitability Index and the Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP) will provide new visibility into security vulnerabilities that affect Microsoft products. The new initiatives come as Microsoft makes its third appearance at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas, a conference that has in the past offered up some significant Microsoft vulnerabilities. "One of the reasons why we're at Black Hat is to hear feedback and make sure that these programs are as effective as we intend them to be," Mike Reavey group manager at the Microsoft Security Response Center told InternetNews.com. "The overall theme of Trustworthy Computing is about continuing to evolve as the online threats continue to involve and the exploit index and MAPP are examples of our evolution." Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing initiative debuted in 2001 as an effort by Microsoft to restore trust in Microsoft's security practices. One of the items that came out of the Trustworthy computing initiative is Microsoft's monthly patch Tuesday update. The new exploitability index will supplement the patch Tuesday announcement with a new metric that will help users understand the risks that a given vulnerability may pose. In order to gauge risk, Microsoft will detail with the exploitability index, whether or not exploit code exists or is likely... [ Read more on www.internetnews.com ]

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