RE: Patch Management

["Warren, John" <John.Warren () BoardwalkPipelines com>]

 We don't use it, but I am impressed with what I have seen from
Patchlink.

-----Original Message-----
From: listbounce () securityfocus com [mailto:listbounce () securityfocus com]
On Behalf Of Petter Bruland
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 10:09 AM
To: Bill Higgins; donald.shroyer () dfas mil;
security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: RE: Patch Management

I'm using WSUS 2 SP1, and it's ok.

I see some of you are using 3.0, is that the Beta or RC1 you are running
and are you experiencing any issues with it? I ran 3.0 in my sandbox,
but the MMC kept either crashing or just reacting slow. Although it has
all the features I wished for, so I wonder if it's time to re-test with
RC1??

Patchlink looks impressive and expensive. We have 15 - 20 VPN users, and
it would be so nice to be able to manage those workstations updates too.
Is PatchLink working as good as their online product tour says it does?

With WSUS I've had a problem on a few workstations where I have to
remove the end PC from the GPO, then manually download some patches,
then reapply the GPO in order for automatic updates to work. I assume
with PatchLink those kind of issues are gone.

-Petter

-----Original Message-----
From: listbounce () securityfocus com [mailto:listbounce () securityfocus com]
On Behalf Of Bill Higgins
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 4:04 PM
To: donald.shroyer () dfas mil; security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: RE: Patch Management

Guess it depends on what OS's you use. 

In a all windows shop we have great success with GPO and WSUS 

-----Original Message-----
From: listbounce () securityfocus com [mailto:listbounce () securityfocus com]
On Behalf Of donald.shroyer () dfas mil
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 8:58 AM
To: security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: Patch Management

Just curious what you all use in your work for security patch
management? Thanks.