Microsoft to give governments heads up on security vulnerabilities

Microsoft will share technical information on security vulnerabilities with some government organizations before it publicly releases security patches to help governments protect critical infrastructure.

Government organizations that participate in both of two existing Microsoft programs designed to share security information with governments can get advance access to the vulnerability data through a new pilot program named the Defensive Information Sharing Program (DISP). Microsoft will start the pilot program this summer and begin the full program later this year.