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In this information era, we are faced with an increasing number of security threats. Many reports already exist on these trends. However, because Microsoft technologies are installed on more than a billion systems worldwide, we are uniquely placed to provide an unrivalled view of the realities of the threat landscape. That is why we have developed the Security Intelligence Report. This report offers an unparalleled, comprehensive and global view of how threats are affecting technology; your computers, your data, and your privacy. This informative 4-part series will give you the details of the most salient points in this report. Eric Ogren at Techtarget.com:   "There's no shortage of security threat reports from vendors in the antimalware business highlighting that boom. The latest, published by McAfee Inc. and Symantec Corp.'s MessageLabs, as well as Microsoft's Security Intelligence Report, shed light on malicious activity. But while each of these reports summarises observed attack activity – profiles of the types of attacks and geographic profiles – in my opinion, only Microsoft provides meaningful strategies, mitigations and countermeasures for IT on protecting computing resources."

Security Breach Trends     Independent security researchers have tracked worldwide reports of data security breaches and recorded them in the Data Loss Database (DataLossDB) at http://datalossdb.org. They collect data by monitoring data breach reports published by news media outlets or other information sources and by filing formal information requests with the governments of several jurisdictions that have mandatory notification laws.   To view the full report, Click here >     The most recent 2009 report gave us the following insights: Hacking and viruses made up less than 25% of all notifications in 1H09. Most breaches resulted from stolen, lost or improperly disposed equipment. Although still high, the percentage of breaches resulting from theft has declined significantly over the past two years. Organisations' adoption of strong encryption solutions, like Windows BitLocker™ Drive Encryption, may have contributed to this decline. BitLocker Drive Encryption was introduced in Windows Vista and is also available in Windows 7. In Windows 7, we introduced Windows BitLocker To Go for the encryption of removable devices, another victim of theft and loss.     Operating System, Browser and Application Vulnerabilities         Microsoft vulnerability disclosures mirror the industry totals, although on a much smaller scale, contributing only 4.9% to the overall total. Looking at operating system, browser and application disclosures, application vulnerabilities industry-wide were down sharply in 1H09, but still made up the bulk of disclosures. Operating system vulnerabilities were consistent with the numbers from the previous period, while browser vulnerabilities were slightly increased.   To view the full report, Click here > Microsoft has identified the Security Development Lifecycle as the key driver in reducing software vulnerabilities. Browser security is becoming more important as vulnerabilities in this category increase.     We hope you find this information informative. Keep a look out for part 2 of this series, where we will deep dive into Software Vulnerability Exploits.

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