Adobe is expected to release an out-of-band security update today to address a problem with its popular Reader software. The exploit allows an attacker to corrupt a PC's memory by delivering a PDF with a specially-crafted Truetype font. Now...how quickly can you deliver this important patch to all of your desktops? If you had ZENworks Patch Management, this kind of news would make you yawn. You would simply login to your console, highlight the patch, setup the deployment and then go home to … [Read more...]
Are YOU Dealing with a Weak Hull?
July 12, 2010 By 1 Comment
Until the wreck of the Titanic was discovered in 1985, historians had always assumed that the iceberg it hit had torn a gash in the ship's hull. The side of the ship that hit the iceberg is now buried under the ocean floor, but scientists were able to use sonar technology to examine the area. It was discovered that the hull had actually buckled from the impact with the iceberg, allowing water to fill the lower compartments. Small pieces of the Titanic's hull were brought back to the surface … [Read more...]
You Get What You Pay For!
June 18, 2010 By 1 Comment
Almost every time I ask customers how they handle patch management in their environment, they respond with "Oh, we have a WSUS server." Really? Here's what Gartner said about that: “Although Microsoft has improved WSUS, client feedback suggests that WSUS is not as rich in content and as robust in targeting and reporting as the focused patch solutions. Thus, organizations accepting WSUS as “good enough” have significantly higher labor costs for content analysis, testing and … [Read more...]