9.2. The Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer Tool
The Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 2.1 tool is the latest in a series of incredibly powerful tools available to administrators. Using the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA), you can get an idea of the overall health of your system, including needed security patches, possible security holes, recommended procedures, and a list of other important details.
The MBSA is not installed by default, so you must download it from Microsoft. Doing so requires you to validate your Windows installation as genuine, and then you can access and install it. Once it is installed, it is extremely easy to use. Through a simple menu system, you can select to evaluate Windows-based computers in a given ...
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