Companies can track possible security breaches as well as their response to the breaches. Corporate clients have been looking for ways to reduce the amount of time system administrators need to patch computers and respond to new viruses and worms.
Businesses are favouring a 'selective but effective' approach to patch management - rather than frantically trying to be up to date with every patch released. A poll among silicon.com readers revealed that 49.5 per cent of respondents believe they...
Patch management is the "number one pain-point" among computer administrators, said Don Grantham, executive vice president of Sun Services, in a statement. Sun Microsystems has agreed to acquire Aduva, a small company whose products automate the...
Microsoft postponed it because of an error that would prevent certain patch management applications from distributing it, Toulouse said. Microsoft has released an updated version of a faulty Internet Explorer patch to fix a serious security flaw...
Still, Shaw had many good things to say about Microsoft's security push, particularly the way Windows Server 2003 ships "locked down" to prevent accidental security breaches. Patch management is not an insignificant programming exercise.
At the same time, one of Microsoft's biggest problems is widespread security breaches or virus epidemics that exploit software bugs the software giant has already fixed. Microsoft has issued five guides to help businesses with a range of Windows...
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