November 2012 Security Bulletin Webcast from Microsoft: Stakes around Questions &Answers


November 15, 2012 Microsoft has published the November 2012 Security Bulletin Webcast Questions & Answers page. During this webcast, Microsoft fielded ten questions focusing on primarily Windows RT, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012 detection and deployment, MS12-072 (Windows Shell), and MS12-073 (IIS).
For example to the questions to know: Q: For MS12-076 (Excel) - Does "Office File Validation" help mitigate this?
A: Office File Validation does capture some of the CVE’s listed in the bulletin. It doesn’t cover all of them. You can find this information in the bulletin.
Q: Can Windows RT devices be patched from WSUS for devices that are used internally that have no Windows Update Access?
A: No. Windows RT devices can't get the updates from WSUS. Windows RT devices only get the updates from Windows Update
Q: Is the version number for Windows RT going to be updated like Windows, as opposed to Windows Mobile/Phone?  When security updates are applied to Windows Mobile/Windows Phone, the version number is updated so it's easy to know what security fixes are applied. It appears from the bulletin that we can only tell if Windows RT is updated via System Center.
A: If the version number in this question is about the binary version number, the answer is yes. The version number for Windows RT binaries will be updated and you can search on the start screen for the binary and check the version number. See more here!

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