Chapter 27. Using Patch Management Tools

In this chapter: 
The Security Patch Bulletin Catalog571
Windows Update573
Automatic Updates576
Microsoft Software Update Services577
Office Update584
Windows Update Services585
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer590
SMS 2.0 Software Update Services Feature Pack595
Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003597
Best Practices599
Additional Information600

Several tools enable you to apply Microsoft Windows patches and determine patch deployment status. This chapter looks at available patch management tools, describes how they operate, and provides recommendations on when to use each of them.

Currently, many organizations manually distribute service packs and security updates. Although you can script update deployments, ...

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