Years ago I started with just one Win 2000 server. I felt that the "right thing" to do before patching a server was to:<BR><BR>1) Backup the C: partition with Ghost or NTBackup [involves a ...

One surprising finding from Nemertes’ recent security research is that, the more critical a server, the longer it takes to get patched. Not only are most critical servers patched manually (slower but ...

I'm curious how you guys patch your production servers - especially in light of the recent RPC vulnerabilities.<BR><BR>I think most companies have been slow in patching their internal servers - ...

I am new to the company where I work and responsible for the patch management process, before I started here there was none. Now I have implemented a patch management process, but we have a server ...

Enterprise Linux users face growing risks from software vulnerabilities, especially given their widespread reliance on open-source code in Linux applications and commercial software. Live kernel ...

For managers of enterprise datacenters, the endless stream of security patches from Microsoft, Oracle, and other software vendors (not to mention open source projects) has been a prime source of ...

Despite a great start, the rate of patching OpenSSL servers against the critical Heartbleed vulnerability has slowed down to almost a halt. Around 300,000 servers remain vulnerable and many of them ...