<shatner> I see, what, you, are saying, but, you missed, his, point entirely, or, are just, ignoring, it. </shatner>
-- ME2 On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 12:07 PM, Rod Trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dang, Microsoft! I wish they'd stop trying to secure their products!!!! > > > > From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 12:00 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Out of Cycle Critical Windows Patch to be released today, stay > tuned > > > > Ok not so much of a trend, problem is they probably knew of the issue before > this months patch cycle, and didn't release it with Critical rating on patch > Tuesday but a week afterwards, during everyone(s) patching cycle for there > information systems. Now we have to validate yet another patch and ask yet > again for more downtime from the business on servers and workstations etc > etc to get required patches on the machines to protect against the latest > threat. > > > > What compounds it this month that there is already 11 patches to be tested, > validated and deployed and vetted for issues afterwards, one of these > patches is exploitable and could definitely lead to a worm (SMB flaw) now > you add this remote exploitable, wormable patch, quiet possibly with public > exploit code in the wild and active exploits, the risk factor goes up > through the dam roof. > > > > Now imagine if you was the only person responsible for accomplishing all (4) > tasks above, and this new exploit on top. That doesn't make for a happy > camper in anyones reguards. > > > > Then factor the number of assets to protect by about 10,000. > > > > I think you start to get the idea, its pretty crystal clear in my mind. > > > > Z > > > > Edward E. Ziots > > Network Engineer > > Lifespan Organization > > MCSE,MCSA,MCP,Security+,Network+,CCA > > Phone: 401-639-3505 > > ________________________________ > > From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 11:48 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Out of Cycle Critical Windows Patch to be released today, stay > tuned > > > > Trend? This is the first out-of-cycle patch from MSFT since April 2007. > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael B. Smith, MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP > > My blog: http://TheEssentialExchange.com/blogs/michael > > Link with me at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/theessentialexchange > > > > From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 11:39 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Out of Cycle Critical Windows Patch to be released today, stay > tuned > > > > I am just pissed that they couldn't get this one out last week> Don't be > surprised if you see a column in a leading magazine from me about this trend > with M$ and other vendors. > > > > Z > > > > Edward E. Ziots > > Network Engineer > > Lifespan Organization > > MCSE,MCSA,MCP,Security+,Network+,CCA > > Phone: 401-639-3505 > > ________________________________ > > From: Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 11:25 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Out of Cycle Critical Windows Patch to be released today, stay > tuned > > > > The report on line shows Reboot Required if you open all the drop downs. It > is for Remote Code Execution. It is Critical for Server 2003 all SPs and XP > all SPs, Important for Vista/SP1 and Server 2008. > > TVK > > > > From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 10:19 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Out of Cycle Critical Windows Patch to be released today, stay > tuned > > > > We wont know until 2:00est, I am assuming it is, and it's a bad one so there > is probably exploit code for it roaming the internet and its probably > wormable on top of it. > > > > Z > > > > Edward E. Ziots > > Network Engineer > > Lifespan Organization > > MCSE,MCSA,MCP,Security+,Network+,CCA > > Phone: 401-639-3505 > > ________________________________ > > From: Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 11:16 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Out of Cycle Critical Windows Patch to be released today, stay > tuned > > > > And it does require a reboot after install. I hate when out of cycle patches > require reboots. I prefer when my users don't know. > > > > > > From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 6:28 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Out of Cycle Critical Windows Patch to be released today, stay > tuned > Importance: High > > > > Heads up gang, more patching for this month, this one out of cycle and > critical no additional information yet. > > Z > > Edward E. Ziots > > Network Engineer > > Lifespan Organization > > MCSE,MCSA,MCP,Security+,Network+,CCA > > Phone: 401-639-3505 > > _____________________________________________ > > http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9117878&source=NLT_AM&nlid=1 > > As if the 11 patches this month wasn't enough, now they releasing an > out-of-cycle critical patch, > > Gotta love patchin, > > Z > > Edward E. 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