Re: Deploying Microsoft patches

From: Jack Foust (lists_at_altoonalibrary.org)
Date: 07/11/03

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    To: "Ronish Mehta" <sf_mail_sbm@yahoo.com>, <security-basics@securityfocus.com>
    Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 14:12:15 -0400
    
    

    Have you considered SUS?
    http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/windowsupdate/sus/default.asp

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Ronish Mehta" <sf_mail_sbm@yahoo.com>
    To: <security-basics@securityfocus.com>
    Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 5:47 AM
    Subject: Deploying Microsoft patches

    > Hi,
    > there are about 500 pcs in the company that i work
    > for,
    > all of them are on Win 2K Professional
    >
    > With this amount of PCs, it is very difficult to keep
    > all of these PCs patched with the latest security
    > patches
    >
    > We have tried to automate the process by launching the
    > installation by using AD 'Startup Script'. However the
    > patch is installed every time the PC is booted
    >
    > Currently we are deploying patches manually, and this
    > is very time consuming, and we are not able to keep
    > uptodate with the latest patches being released by
    > Microsoft
    >
    > Anyone who has an automated process for deploying
    > patches without the use of Commercial tools for remote
    > installations?
    >
    > Thanks!
    >
    >
    >
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