Chapter 26. Patch Management
In this chapter: | |
Types of Patches | 550 |
Development of a Security Update | 552 |
Patch Management in Six Steps | 554 |
Best Practices | 565 |
Additional Information | 566 |
Patch management is required in a Microsoft network because software is not bug free. Security update and software updates must be periodically applied to the Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, and Windows XP operating systems to address security and functionality issues. Typically, updates are developed to resolve one of the following issues:
Testing for all the design possibilities is difficult. As network designs become more complex, it is increasingly problematic to test every use of a Windows operating system component during initial testing and development ...
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