Re: Anti-Virus Updates - How?

[Mike Hale <eyeronic.design () gmail com>]

I've found that the best way of doing update is for the IT machines to
update first, when the updates come out, and then release the updates
to the general population a week or two after.

In some cases, you really need to release an update or two
immediately, but for most, a week or two of lag time shouldn't cause
any harm.

On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 7:49 AM, Ian Bradshaw<ian () ianbradshaw net> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Just wondering if anyone has a plan for deployment of AV updates?
>
> There have been a couple of AV updates that have trashed systems recently
> (one from CA and one from McAfee).
>
> Neither of these have affected me (fortunately) but we do have all our
> systems set to update to the latest definitions - so guess it will happen at
> some point.
>
> The problem is, in a small IT department (4 staff with ~5,000 pcs/laptops
> over 10 geographic locations - we don't have much spare time!), what is the
> best way to deploy AV updates?
>
> Given the number of updates sent out, it's not feasible to test them all
> when they are released.
>
> So, leave auto-update on or hold back and test say once a week and update
> then, or what?
>
> Any thoughts? / how do people do it at the moment?
>
> Cheers
>
> I.
>
>
>
>
>
>
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