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IE hang after latest patches?
15 December 10 02:55 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

There are a few reports about Internet Explorer hanging after applying the latest patches.  Apparently, it has something to do with installed add...

Filed under: Patch Management, Security, Internet Explorer

Adobe now only offers fully patched versions of Reader for download - The H Security: News and Features
15 July 10 11:57 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

  As previously announced at the end of last month, Adobe is now only offering fully patched versions of its Reader product from the company's...

Filed under: Patch Management, Security, Adobe

Adobe considers shorter update cycles - The H Security: News and Features
27 May 10 11:37 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

  According to Brad Arkin, Adobe's Director of Product Security and Privacy, the company is currently considering reducing the interval between...

Filed under: Patch Management, Security, Adobe

Shavlik Blasts Patch Management Into the Cloud -- Visual Studio Magazine
20 May 10 08:19 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

  Patch-management pioneer and long-time Microsoft partner Shavlik Technologies LLC revealed this week new cloud offerings that the company will use...

Filed under: Patch Management, Security, Cloud Computing

Shavlik statement on Patch Tuesday; May 11, 2010
11 May 10 03:51 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

  Microsoft has released 2 new security bulletins for the May 2010 Patch Tuesday.  This month's security bulletins primarily affect workstations...

Filed under: Patch Management, Security

SMS 2003: ITMU v3 requires two passes, two reboots, to deploy April 2010 security patches
10 May 10 11:01 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

  We've been getting some calls about this one so I thought it deserved a mention here.  If you're having some ITMU related issues with...

Filed under: Patch Management, Security, System Center, SMS 2003

Internet Explorer Cumulative Update Releasing Out-of-Band
29 March 10 03:27 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

  Today we issued our Advanced Notification Service (ANS) to advise customers that we will be releasing security update MS10-018 tomorrow, March 30...

Filed under: Internet, Patch Management, Security, Internet Explorer

Microsoft Security Bulletin Major Revisions
26 August 09 07:00 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

******************************************************************** Title: Microsoft Security Bulletin Major Revisions Issued: August 25, 2009 ******...

Filed under: Patch Management, Security

Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for January 2009
08 January 09 04:10 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

  Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification issued: January 8, 2009 Microsoft Security Bulletins to be issued: January 13, 2009 This is an...

Filed under: Patch Management, Security

Shavlik claims that if you don’t use their product, you are vulnerable
10 November 08 10:45 AM | rodtrent | 1 comment(s)

Shavlik Technologies has claimed that organisations that rely on patch management solutions limited to Microsoft-only applications will be hit by the Adobe...

Filed under: Patch Management, Security

Latest news on MS08-067
06 November 08 08:59 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

Hi, this is Christopher Budd. We’ve been getting some questions from customers this week asking if we’ve seen any changes in the threat environment around...

Filed under: Patch Management, Security

How did ConfigMgr help you during the critical patch rollout?
24 October 08 02:53 PM | rodtrent | 1 comment(s)

I’ve heard from a few others that deploying the critical update the past couple days really made ConfigMgr shine.  They say that ConfigMgr has completely...

Filed under: Community, Patch Management, Security, System Center, ConfigMgr 2007

Additional Microsoft Security Bulletin Webcast and for MS08-067
24 October 08 07:58 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

For the Friday, 10/24/08, 11:00 AM Webcast, customers can register at: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032394179&Culture...

Filed under: Patch Management, Security, Media, Event, WebCast

First reports – IE7 has problem with the latest out of band patch?
24 October 08 07:16 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

Several people in different companies have reported that IE7 will either hang or just not work at all after the October 23, 2008 patch is applied. So,...

Filed under: Patch Management, Security

Special Live OneCare Message for the October 23, 2008 out of band update
24 October 08 06:47 AM | rodtrent | 2 comment(s)

Because I continually test Live OneCare updates, I run OneCare on my computer exclusively.  This is the first time an update from Microsoft has produced...

Filed under: Patch Management, Security, Windows Live OneCare