Network Security Assessment: From Vulnerability to Patch

Chapter 9. Vulnerability and Configuration Management

Solutions in this chapter

• Patch Management

• Building a Patch Test Lab

• Patch Distribution and Deployment

• Configuration Management

• Change Control

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Introduction

Dealing effectively with vulnerabilities in today’s networks includes not only managing and dealing with the vulnerability process itself, but also integrating the previous approach toward vulnerability ...