One surprising finding from Nemertes’ recent security research is that, the more critical a server, the longer it takes to get patched. Not only are most critical servers patched manually (slower but ...

I'm curious how you guys patch your production servers - especially in light of the recent RPC vulnerabilities.<BR><BR>I think most companies have been slow in patching their internal servers - ...

Vast swathes of companies were likely compromised before patches were applied, so the danger remains. The patching level for Microsoft Exchange Servers that are vulnerable to the ProxyLogon group of ...

Years ago I started with just one Win 2000 server. I felt that the "right thing" to do before patching a server was to:<BR><BR>1) Backup the C: partition with Ghost or NTBackup [involves a ...

Enterprise Linux users face growing risks from software vulnerabilities, especially given their widespread reliance on open-source code in Linux applications and commercial software. Live kernel ...

Greedy patching: Hot patching is a way to quickly install security updates without requiring an OS reboot. Microsoft has offered the feature for years through its ...

Despite a great start, the rate of patching OpenSSL servers against the critical Heartbleed vulnerability has slowed down to almost a halt. Around 300,000 servers remain vulnerable and many of them ...