"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