Curing the Patch Management Headache

Felicia M. Nicastro

262 pages, parution le 15/12/2004

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Résumé

"Felicia has led the industry in addressing the problems patching systems represent, creating a comprehensive, process-oriented approach to gaining control over the security implications, as well as demonstrating a solution to managing the entire process...The framework Felicia is presenting herein can be applied to any size organization...It is my expectation that you will gain an enormous advantage from this book."
{'Jim Tiller, CSO, International Network Services, from the Foreword'}

Curing the Patch Management Headache provides IT executives and managers with the support and guidance that they need to integrate an effective patch management process into their environments. It emphasizes the importance of patch management and explains why having organizational support for the process drives successful implementation. The book details how patches should be implemented on devices and systems within an infrastructure, and how to distribute them in a timely manner.

Features:

Outlines how to implement the patch management process within an organization regardless of the amount of IT resources or the size of the network
Explains the origin and release of patches, how to track them, and what network components need to be patched
Discusses network and systems management and ITIL processes, then details components of security management
Investigates patch management tools and how they are implemented
Explores what a patch management policy should include

Sommaire

Foreword
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Contributing Authors
Introduction
Vulnerability to Patch to Exploit
What to Patch
Network and Systems Management: ITIL
Security Management
Vulnerability Management
Tools
Testing
Process Life Cycle
Putting the Process in Place
Zero-Day Attack
Conclusion
Index

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Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Auerbach
Auteur(s)	Felicia M. Nicastro
Parution	15/12/2004
Nb. de pages	262
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	529g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780849328541
ISBN13	978-0-8493-2854-1