RE: Microsoft Announces Strategic Technology Protection Program

From: Paul L Schmehl (pauls@utdallas.edu)
Date: 10/04/01 

Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2001 17:29:37 -0500
From: Paul L Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu>
To: Byron Kennedy <byron@markettools.com>, focus-ms@securityfocus.com
Subject: RE: Microsoft Announces Strategic Technology Protection Program
Message-ID: <188236009.1002130177@pc47794.campus.ad.utdallas.edu>

This issue was raised with MS Security folks at the NTBUGTRAQ conference
last year. Although they didn't make any promises, they did say they'd
look in to it. The sticking point was creating a customizable ActiveX
control to do the web-based Windowsupdate part. Some of the initiatives
that came out of that discussion were the corporate update site and the
patches database.

But you're absolutely right. Updates at LAN speeds would sure be more
convenient, especially in a "crisis" situation. The Internet isn't always
"up". Our LAN is.

--On Wednesday, October 03, 2001 1:30 PM -0700 Byron Kennedy
<byron@markettools.com> wrote:

> yeah, that's alot of data in one concise pack. Looks like the method they
> are using is CD (free mail order) and technet channels to distribute.
>
> What would be really cool is if MS offered a "localized" Windowsupdate
> Security Server :) which automated the process by reaching out and
> grabbing the marginal security updates from MS (if configured to do so)
> and then use hfnetchk and qchain or whatever utilities to install the
> needed fixes. Oww yeah, and it could provide a web front-end like
> windowsupdate. :) I'm sure someone besides me has thought of this. The
> Windowsupdate site is a great interface to point users to, but we need a
> local Server w/ LAN speed access.

Paul L. Schmehl, pauls@utdallas.edu
http://www.utdallas.edu/~pauls/
Supervisor, Support Services
The University of Texas at Dallas
AVIEN Founding Member

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