RE: Windows patch mgmt.

["Depp, Dennis M." <deppdm () ornl gov>]

The link is
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/tools/mbsahome.mspx  You can
find this by going to www.microsoft.com/technet and doing a search for
MBSA.  This was the first link.

Denny

-----Original Message-----
From: pingywon MCSE [mailto:pingywon () gmail com] 
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 10:06 PM
To: Depp, Dennis M.
Cc: bob martin; security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: Re: Windows patch mgmt.

Could you link this utility I couldnt seem to find it on MS.com


Thanks 

On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 08:40:10 -0400, Depp, Dennis M. <deppdm () ornl gov>
wrote:
> Bob,
>
> Have you looked at MBSA from Microsoft.  This tool will allow you to
> scan your network and will report on any machines that are missing
> updates.
>
> Denny
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bob martin [mailto:bobmartin_613 () hotmail com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 10:41 AM
> To: security-basics () securityfocus com
> Subject: Windows patch mgmt.
>
> Hello all.
> Basic patching question for you.
>
> We have a small environment (approx. 300 desktops and 50 servers) and
> the
> question has come up how do we test all desktops/servers after a
windows
> patch has been installed.  Given that the networking/desktop team
> consists
> of 6 people, I'm a bit stumped on how we can do this efficiently.  We
> use
> St. Benard's Update Expert to push out the patches and to verify
they've
> been installed.
>
> Currently we push to a QA environment and let it soak for a week or
two
> while it's being used for it's normal functions.  The concern is if
the
> server isn't being used for testing, then we may push a patch to a
> production server without it being "tested."
>
> Any suggestions would be very welcomed.  Any more, there's so many
> windows
> patches that it's almost a full time job for one person to manage
them.
> Thanks.
> Bob
>
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