Patch Management In Higher Ed Survey

[Anthony Maszeroski <maszeroskia3 () SCRANTON EDU>]

Thank you to all who participated in my survey. There were many
respondents that indicated they would like access to the results so
instead of replying individually I'm going to post the link to the
results here :

http://tinyurl.com/29376z

The vast majority seem to be using Microsoft WSUS either alone or in
combination with commercial packages as their patch management solution.
Of those WSUS users, many indicated that the inability of WSUS to patch
non-Microsoft applications was an issue.

I'd be interested in any comments on how institutions are augmenting
WSUS to address the growing threat posed by unpatched / unmanaged third
party applications. Comments indicated that some institutions may be
leveraging custom scripting and/or NAC solutions like Cisco CCA in this
area. I'd like the hear more about the effectiveness, capabilities, and
costs of these types of solutions versus using WSUS in tandem with
another commercial patch management solution.

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- Anthony Maszeroski, CCNA
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Information Security Manager
The University of Scranton
email : maszeroskia3 () scranton edu
phone : 570-941-4226
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