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Bug-reporting Protocol Draws Flak
News The draft document, published earlier this month by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), is drawing criticism on several fronts, not least because one of the authors is Scott Culp, manager for Microsoft's security response centre.
[February 27, 2002, 12:40]
MS Denies Giving American NSA Key
News Instead, Windows NT security product manager Scott Culp said the company was merely complying with federal rules imposed by the US Commerce Department and NSA to meet export control requirements. Culp said the keys have been used for years to...
[September 6, 1999, 9:24]
Outlook Express Flaw Speeds Hacking
News But unless it is configured to receive mail, you are not at risk," said Scott Culp, manager for Microsoft security response. Microsoft Outlook, the giant's full-featured email and workgroup software, is not affected, Culp said.
[October 14, 2002, 9:49]
Security Showdown: Black Hat Vs. Def Con
News They are very different conferences," said Scott Culp, security-program manager for Microsoft, who plans to attend Black Hat but not Def Con. Microsoft tests the wind yearly at Black Hat to see what security threats system administrators are most...
[July 11, 2001, 14:49]
Microsoft Plugs XP Security Hole
News People running Windows XP need to put the patch on right away," said Scott Culp, manager of Microsoft's Security Response Center. Culp said users of Windows ME or Windows 98 only need the patch if they are running UPnP.
[December 21, 2001, 9:22]
IIS, Site Server Vulnerable To Hackers
News We take all security issues very seriously at Microsoft," says Scott Culp, Windows NT security product manager. Culp says it took Microsoft two weeks from first being alerted about the breach to create comprehensive patches and a strategy that...
[May 10, 1999, 7:45]
Underground Homes In On Microsoft Server Flaw
News We told them, 'Call your customers, wake them up, get their systems patched," said Scott Culp, who runs Microsoft's emergency response team. Still, the problem is severe, Culp said. But Culp said many Microsoft customers hadn't applied that patch yet.
[October 18, 2000, 12:32]
Firm Exposes WinNT Security Hole
News Responsible security companies do not provide tools that can be used to attack innocent people," said Microsoft security manager Scott Culp. Microsoft's Culp says that a more permanent patch that does not have this problem is in the works.
[June 17, 1999, 9:04]
'Code Red' Worm Claims 12,000 Servers
News That site was a collection point for data about what sites had been compromised," said Scott Culp, security program manager for Microsoft's security response center. For system administrators who have not patched their systems, now would be a good...
[July 19, 2001, 9:56]
Microsoft Races To Fix Security Hole
News It is a serious vulnerability," said Scott Culp, security product manager for the software giant. The update was in the can, and we delayed it because this fix has to go in," Culp said. Microsoft has announced a serious security hole in its...
[May 2, 2001, 8:32]
Bug-reporting Guidelines Get Swatted
News We said back in November that we thought there was a burning need for some standards that researchers and vendors could agree on," said Scott Culp, manager of Microsoft's security response team. The draft, Culp said, is as important as ever for...
[March 19, 2002, 11:17]
Web At Risk From New MS Flaw
News People will not be harmed by this if they have previously followed the security checklist," said Scott Culp, security program manager for Microsoft's security response centre. Anyone using IIS should still install the patch provided by Microsoft...
[June 19, 2001, 8:30]
Web Worm Targets White House
News We have investigations going on to look at other reports," said Scott Culp, security program manager for Microsoft's security response centre. Culp stressed that although their may be a lull in probes from the worm, customers still need to patch...
[July 20, 2001, 10:16]
News Schmooze: The Robo-onslaught Begins
News The Schmoozer's guess: it's all part of the efforts of Scott Culp, Microsoft's security guy, to be more like a real security guard.he's already got the moustache for it, after all. Forget about corporate wireless smart brain implant terminals...
[November 9, 2001, 17:36]
Security Pros Set Up Defence Front
News It doesn't do any good to tell the whole world, because you're just letting in the people who will exploit it," said Scott Culp, security program manager at Microsoft, in Washington state. Two security incidents last week have polarised the parties...
[June 25, 2001, 16:17]
Security Woes: Who Does Microsoft Blame?
News As the man who has to defend Microsoft's stance on Internet security, Scott Culp has his work cut out for him. CNET News.com caught up with Culp and quizzed him on Microsoft's new push for limited vulnerability disclosure and what the high-tech...
[November 9, 2001, 9:55]
Microsoft Decries Information 'anarchy'
News This week, Scott Culp, manager for Microsoft's security response centre, published an essay on the company's site decrying the information and example code released by some companies and independent security consultants as "information anarchy".
[October 18, 2001, 9:02]
MS Group To Oversee Hack Reports
News In early October, Scott Culp, the manager of Microsoft's security response center, published an essay on the harm done by the unethical release of vulnerability information. This is something we talked about 11 months ago (at a previous security...
[November 9, 2001, 13:59]
Microsoft Tries To Cage Security Gremlins
News In a recent essay, Scott Culp, program manager for Microsoft's security response center, lambasted researchers and hackers who provide snippets of program code to illustrate how a particular vulnerability can be exploited.
[November 6, 2001, 14:05]
Companies Look For Truce In Security Flaw Row
News Scott Culp, senior security strategist for Microsoft, said the document is intended to keep both researchers and software makers honest. A security coalition has published draft guidelines for issuing bug alerts, a bid to temper a hot debate over...
[June 5, 2003, 7:49]
