Ten Principles of Microsoft Patch Management
Ten Principles of Microsoft Patch Management By Christopher Budd, Security Program Manager, Microsoft Corporation 1. Service packs should form the foundation of your patch management strategy. 2. Make Product Support Lifecycle a key element in your strategy. 3. Perform risk assessment using the Severity Rating System as a starting point. 4. Use mitigating factors to determine applicability and priority. 5. Only use workarounds in conjunction with deployment. 6. Issues with Security Updates are documented in the Security Bulletin Master Knowledge Base Article. 7. Test updates before deployment. 8. Contact Microsoft Product Support Services if you encounter problems in testing or … Continue reading Ten Principles of Microsoft Patch Management