Chapter 15. Patch Management

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Planning Your Software Updates Strategy

• Software Update Options in Microsoft Products

• Preparing for Software Updates

• Software Updates Process

• Creating and Managing Deployments

• SMS 2003 Clients

• Native Mode and Software Updates

• Using Wake On LAN Capability

• Using NAP to Protect Your Network

• Troubleshooting Software Updates

Although patch management can be the bane of administrators and users alike due to the overall disruption it causes to computer systems, it is a key check box on any security check list. Microsoft’s products have their fair share of patches to apply—and with their near ubiquitous presence in corporate America, patching Microsoft products is of utmost ...

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