RE: Deploying Microsoft patches

["Brad Bemis" <Brad.Bemis () airborne com>]

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You need an SA contract with MS...  

Thank you for your time and attention,

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: KOCHAR,GURPREET (HP-Singapore,ex1) 
> [mailto:gurpreet.kochar () hp com]
> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 7:07 PM
> To: Doug Massey; dnvaidya () rilinfo net
> Cc: 'Roger A. Grimes'; 'MOHESOWA BYAS';
> security-basics () securityfocus com
> Subject: RE: Deploying Microsoft patches
>
>
> From where can you download  Software Assurance version of SUS
>
> Is it free of cost .
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doug Massey [mailto:doug () masseytechnologies com] 
> Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 1:37 AM
> To: dnvaidya () rilinfo net
> Cc: 'Roger A. Grimes'; 'MOHESOWA BYAS'; 
> security-basics () securityfocus com
> Subject: RE: Deploying Microsoft patches
>
>
> SUS stands for System Update Services.  It doesn't apply 
> service packs, only hot patches.  I have it implemented and 
> it works quite well.  The latest version allows you to 
> suppress the reboot if a user is logged on.  If no one is 
> logged on, it installs and reboots.  Once implemented, I 
> have had zero problems wiht it.  
> I deployed configuration information for SUS with Group 
> Policy.  
> As a means of deploying service packs, try Group Policy if 
> you have AD.  That also works quite well in my experience.
>
> ---- Original message ----
> > Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 10:19:00 +0530
> > From: "D N Vaidya" <dnvaidya () rilinfo net>
> > Subject: RE: Deploying Microsoft patches  
> > To: "'Roger A. Grimes'" <rogerg () cox net>, "'MOHESOWA BYAS'" 
> <byasmohesowa () sbm intnet mu>, <security- basics () securityfocus com>
> > May I know what is SUS stands for? Also I want to know the
> best practice for
> > deploying new Service Packs and Hot fixes in production
> environment. Because
> > I faced some problems after installing SP4 of Win2K server
> on one production
> > machin. That machine became very slow and stopped sending
> mails to the
> > Internet but i can send mails within Intranet.
> >
> > Next time I dont want to repeate same mistek. Also where I
> can get the
> > technical info of new service packs i.e. what changes that
> SP is going to do
> > on my system and is there any way to roll back only
> required component of SP
> > or Hot fix.
> >
> > Please help.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > D.N.Vaidya
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Roger A. Grimes [mailto:rogerg () cox net]
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 10:48 PM
> > To: MOHESOWA BYAS; security-basics () securityfocus com
> > Subject: Re: Deploying Microsoft patches
> >
> >
> > Yes on IE, no for IIS.  Which is a little interesting
> considering that it
> > runs using IIS.
> >
> > Basically, it's Windows critical updates and security roll-
> ups that you can
> > see using Windows Update, minus driver updates and service
> packs (service
> > packs can be installed using the Software Assurance version
> of SUS).
> > Roger
> >
> > ************************************************************
> ****************
> > ****
> > *Roger A. Grimes, Computer Security Consultant
> > *CPA, MCSE (NT/2000), CNE (3/4), A+
> > *email: rogerg () cox net
> > *cell: 757-615-3355
> > *Author of Malicious Mobile Code:  Virus Protection for
> Windows by O'Reilly
> > *http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/malmobcode
> > *Author of upcoming Honeypots for Windows (Apress)
> > ************************************************************
> ****************
> > *****
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "MOHESOWA BYAS" <byasmohesowa () sbm intnet mu>
> > To: <security-basics () securityfocus com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 1:20 AM
> > Subject: RE: Deploying Microsoft patches
> >
> >
> > > Can SUS be used to deploy Patch for IIS and IE?
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Roger A. Grimes [mailto:rogerg () cox net]
> > > Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2003 01:08
> > > To: security-basics () securityfocus com
> > > Subject: Re: Deploying Microsoft patches
> > >
> > >
> > > The newest Software Assurance version of SUS can be used
> to deploy service
> > > packs.
> > >
> > > > You can't use SUS to deploy service packs.
> > ************************************************************
> ****************
> > > ****
> > > *Roger A. Grimes, Computer Security Consultant
> > > *CPA, MCSE (NT/2000), CNE (3/4), A+
> > > *email: rogerg () cox net
> > > *cell: 757-615-3355
> > > *Author of Malicious Mobile Code:  Virus Protection for
> Windows by
> > O'Reilly
> > > *http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/malmobcode
> > > *Author of upcoming Honeypots for Windows (Apress)
> > ************************************************************
> ****************
> > > *****
> > >
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> Massey Technologies, Inc.
> 301-717-6404
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