RE: Brian Krebs on security

2011-03-01 Thread Alan Davies
... you'll find a lot of him out there! a -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: 28 February 2011 18:02 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Brian Krebs on security To address Mr. Lum's second question specifically: If you're askin

RE: Brian Krebs on security

2011-02-28 Thread Sam Cayze
Issues Subject: RE: Brian Krebs on security The comment that it's purely a rollup of security fixes is pretty far off base though IMO. Thanks, Brian Desmond br...@briandesmond.com w - 312.625.1438 | c - 312.731.3132 From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Se

RE: Brian Krebs on security

2011-02-28 Thread Michael B. Smith
Issues Subject: RE: Brian Krebs on security The comment that it's purely a rollup of security fixes is pretty far off base though IMO... Thanks, Brian Desmond br...@briandesmond.com<mailto:br...@briandesmond.com> w - 312.625.1438 | c - 312.731.3132 From: Michael B. Smith [

RE: Brian Krebs on security

2011-02-28 Thread Brian Desmond
Admin Issues Subject: RE: Brian Krebs on security I think that Krebs comments were even handed and reasonable - except that I disagree with his conclusion. As always, update your OTHER software first, to ensure that it's compatible with "the latest and greatest". The Microsoft ecos

RE: Brian Krebs on security

2011-02-28 Thread Erik Goldoff
Systems, Networks, & Security ' Security is an ongoing process, not a one time event ! ' From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:ezi...@lifespan.org] Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 12:54 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Brian Krebs on security I gotta agree with Steven’s view on th

Re: Brian Krebs on security

2011-02-28 Thread Ben Scott
On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 12:29 PM, Steven Peck wrote: > Sure, but someone says the same thing every time Microsoft releases a > service pack.  When Service Pack 2 comes out, we will see a similar post > from 'someone' saying much the same thing. The fact that it's been said before doesn't mean i

RE: Brian Krebs on security

2011-02-28 Thread Ziots, Edward
n Issues Subject: Re: Brian Krebs on security Sure, but someone says the same thing every time Microsoft releases a service pack. When Service Pack 2 comes out, we will see a similar post from 'someone' saying much the same thing. Testing over phased periods is what we do as well. La

Re: Brian Krebs on security

2011-02-28 Thread Steven Peck
hael B. Smith > > Consultant and Exchange MVP > > http://TheEssentialExchange.com > > > > *From:* Steven Peck [mailto:sep...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Monday, February 28, 2011 11:46 AM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Brian Krebs on security > > > &

RE: Brian Krebs on security

2011-02-28 Thread Michael B. Smith
Issues Subject: Re: Brian Krebs on security There is nothing he says that some unimpressed "cool kid" says every time Microsoft releases a service pack. His objections are edge case which people should be reading in the release notes before installing in an enterprise anyway. We

Re: Brian Krebs on security

2011-02-28 Thread Steven Peck
There is nothing he says that some unimpressed "cool kid" says every time Microsoft releases a service pack. His objections are edge case which people should be reading in the release notes before installing in an enterprise anyway. We'll probably do what we normally do. Drop it on our own group

Re: Brian Krebs on security

2011-02-28 Thread Andrew S. Baker
I'd say, read what he wrote and decide whether or not you agree with it for yourself. Name trusting can only get you so far. I see what he says, and I know that many are gunshy about service packs and patches, but I've been fine with patches for Windows 2003 and later, by simply testing them out

RE: Brian Krebs on security

2011-02-28 Thread Randal, Phil
entre, Rotherwas, Hereford, HR2 6JT Tel: 01432 260160 From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: 28 February 2011 14:06 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Brian Krebs on security Susan Bradley - a name I trust - posted the below to the patch management list. I have heard of Brian and read

Brian Krebs on security

2011-02-28 Thread David Lum
Susan Bradley - a name I trust - posted the below to the patch management list. I have heard of Brian and read a few of his posts, have any of you had any direct interactions with this guy? What I'm really asking is if I should weigh his opinion similar to Susan, or Michael B Smith, and a few o