Re: MS Baseline Security Analyzer

From: Doug Fox (dfox168@hotmail.com)
Date: 03/31/03 

From: "Doug Fox" <dfox168@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2003 22:33:18 GMT

I have used MBSA. Even though I am pretty sure that I had patched a
particular security fix, it still reports that it could not confirm if the
fix is there!?

"Don Kelloway" <dkelloway@commodon.com> wrote in message
news:fyxha.7017$eT4.3148@tornadotest1.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> I've used it several times and think it's well worth it. The benefit is
> that it ensure that the system or systems are up-to-date with all of the
> appropriate patches and hotfixes. More important it conducts a
> vulnerability analysis against the systems being test and provides a
report
> informing you what should be changed and why.
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Don Kelloway
> Commodon Communications
>
> Visit http://www.commodon.com to learn about the "Threats to Your Security
> on the Internet".
>
>
> "memimi" <mcallahan215@attbi.com> wrote in message
> news:kRnha.284338$sf5.214724@rwcrnsc52.ops.asp.att.net...
> >
> > Anybody familiar with this? any comments as to it's worth,
> > effectiveness,ect. I wanted to get some opinions before I download it.
> >
> > MS Baseline Security Analyzer:
> >
>
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/
> > tools/Tools/mbsahome.asp
> >
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> >
> > mike
> >
> >
>
>

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