COMPLIANCE COUNSELOR
Keep on top of security patches for Microsoft products
Rod Trent
03.15.2001
Rating: -4.20- (out of 5)
Keep on top of security patches for Microsoft products
By Rod Trent
The Internet is inhabited by hackers, individuals who have nothing
better to do with their time than to annoy the Earth's general
population. Because of these miscreants, Internet sites are sometimes
illegally accessed or even put out of commission for a period of time.
For the safety of the information contained on any Web site, or more
important, the company network, it is a smart practice to keep current
with the latest software updates. Because of Microsoft's knack for
creating impressive and popular products, it is no surprise that they
are the targets of the majority of these hacks. These hackers spend
night and day trying to discern a way to make Microsoft look foolish.
Fortunately, Microsoft is unlike other vendors in the market. The
company welcomes these hacker attempts to pry into their products. And,
when the hackers are successful in unlocking a doorway into a
particular product, Microsoft can get a security patch out the door in
record time.
To obtain the latest information on available security patches, visit
Microsoft's Security Bulletin Search Web site. Microsoft keeps this list
up-to-date, and you can quickly search by version of product and by
year.
To be completely on top of security issues, sign up for Microsoft's
Product Security E-mail Notification service. You can do this by
following these steps:
[1] Compose an e-mail to microsoft_security-subscribe-
request@announce.microsoft.com. The subject line and the message
body are not used to process the subscription request and can be
anything you like.
[2] Send the e-mail.
[3] You'll receive a response, asking you to verify that you really
want to subscribe. Compose a reply, and put "OK" in the message
body (without the quotes). Send the reply.
[4] You'll receive two e-mails, one telling you that you've been
added to the subscriber list, and the other with more information
on the notification, the service and its purpose. You'll receive
security notifications whenever Microsoft sends them.
Related book
Windows 2000 Security
by Roberta Bragg
With detailed information on security issues, this book will give you
the knowledge, tools, standards and guidance you need to secure your
OS, LAN, Server, remote access and Web connections. After reading this
book, you will come away with the "how," "why" and "when" of Windows
2000 security features and know how to take advantage of them.
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