Archive for June, 2010
Four Patch Management Problems
Jun 8th
by John Nielsen, Fiberlink In our previous post we presented some statistics showing that most organizations are not happy with their current patch management processes and tools. Today I am going to highlight four patch management capabilities that are missing from most patch management systems, that I think are responsible for some of this dissatisfaction. More >
Adobe’s Critical “Flaw” in Flash and your 35 second analysis
Jun 8th
by Jonathan Dale, Fiberlink On Cnetnews.com I saw the following headline “Adobe reports ‘critical’ flaw in Flash, Acrobat.” Unlike the typical viewer comments, I immediately thought about IT workers reading this, and what their reactions would be. I thought about the person who actually has to do something about this rather than argue why some More >
The State of Patch Management
Jun 3rd
by John Nielsen, Fiberlink Everyone agrees that patch management is core process for information technology groups. But they also agree that most organizations don’t do it very well. That’s why I am going to explore patch management in a series of three blog entries. Today I will present some statistics that confirm what you might More >
If you want it your way, right away…get it yourself
Jun 2nd
by Jonathan Dale, Fiberlink What do you do when you need to make a decision for something yet don’t have access to key information? Where do you start or whom do you turn to in order to get a foundation of knowledge? How long will it take to work with other people or ask them More >