April 2007 - Posts

Monday, April 30, 2007 8:35 PM

My New Job at EMC

I am starting my new job this week as a Solutions Architect for the EMC Microsoft Practice in Denver. With this new position I'll be traveling around a lot, but I'm hoping that I'll be able to contribute more to the myITforum community with all that extra time spent sitting around in hotel rooms. This is also going to be a great chance for me to broaden my knowledge base as I learn new stuff and get exposure to different enterprise environments. I'm really excited about this and I think its going to be a great opportunity for me!

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Tuesday, April 03, 2007 7:46 AM

The 10 Immutable Laws of Security Patch Management

I was going through some of my notes and I ran across this. Its a list that was presented a few years ago in a Microsoft webcast and I thought it might be good to post for those who hadn't seen it before.

The 10 Immutable Laws of Security Patch Management

Law # 1: Security patches are a fact of life

Law # 2: It does no good to patch a system that was never secure to begin with

Law # 3: There is no patch for bad judgment

Law # 4: You cannot patch what you do not know you have

Law # 5: The most effective patch is the one you do not have to apply

Law # 6: A service pack covers a multitude of patches

Law # 7: All patches are not created equal

Law # 8: Never base your patching decision on whether you have seen an exploit code … Unless you have seen an exploit code

Law # 9: Everyone has a patch management strategy, whether they know it or not

Law #10: Patch management is really Risk Management

Source: http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/1/a/01a053e8-3e18-4f73-b8e7-68d53a8232da/Russell_SBB_CA_PatchManagement.ppt
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Sunday, April 01, 2007 11:22 PM

These Are a Few of My Favorite Things...

Here's a photo and list of the swag I got at MMS this year. Thanks to all the vendors for providing some really fun stuff!

Symantec Bean Bag Chair
Windows Vista Ultimate (Prize)
Altiris Head Rest
2 Kace Dartmen
MMS 2007 Shirt
TechSexy Shirt
2 Intel VPro Shirts
Powershell Shirt
MMS Alumni Shirt
Full Armor Shirt
Full Armor Rubber Knight
System Center Slinky
System Center Water Bottle
4 System Center Beach Balls
2 System Center Yo-yos
2 System Center Lighted Superballs
2 NetIQ Yo-yos
2 F5 Balls
2 Secure Vantage Balls
3 Tins of 1E Mints
Intellinet Coozi
EMC Ethernet Cable
Microsoft Forefront Badge Clip
1E Card Light
Configuresoft Lip Balm
Computer Associates Tote Bag
BMC Software Tote Bag
4 Citrix Pens
Tidalsoft Pen
F5 Pen
MyITforum Party Button
4 Novell Light Cubes
4 Intel Light Cubes

The lighted ice cubes are really cool when you put a bunch of them in the bathtub! Click here for photo.

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