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Network giant wheels out bi-annual IOS update cycleCisco has taken a leaf out of Microsoft's book by adopting a regular patch release cycle. However, the change will apply only to security bugs involving its core IOS software and not all its products.… read more »
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/06/cisco_patch_cycle/By John LeydenThe Register6th March 2008Cisco has taken a leaf out of Microsoft's book by adopting a regular patch release cycle. However, the change will apply only to security bugs involving its core IOS software and not all its products.Starting on 26 March, Cisco will release bundles of IOS security advisories on the fourth Wednesday of March and September in each calendar year.The networking giant gave itself room for manoeuvre by reserving the read more »
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Microsoft confirmed late Friday that enterprise administrators using one of its patch distribution tools have not been able to install last week's security updates. read more »
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Database security vendor Sentrigo offers software to block Oracle and Microsoft databases while patches are prepped. Sentrigo Hedgehog vPatch acts like a band-aid, shielding Oracle and Microsoft databases from exploits targeting known vulnerabilities by monitoring for suspicious behavior and terminating or quarantining user sessions. · Database security vendor Sentrigo has broken out some of the technology fromits flagship software to help businesses block database exploits aspatches are being pre read more »
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Database security vendor Sentrigo offers software to block Oracle and Microsoft databases while patches are prepped. Sentrigo Hedgehog vPatch acts like a band-aid, shielding Oracle and Microsoft databases from exploits targeting known vulnerabilities by monitoring for suspicious behavior and terminating or quarantining user sessions. - Database security vendor Sentrigo has broken out some of the technology fromits flagship software to help businesses block database exploits aspatches are being prepped. read more »
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According to a recent estimate from Verizon , 90 percent of successful exploits these days involve vulnerabilities for which a patch has been available for six months or longer. read more »
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