[access-uk] Re: Why you should patch Windows
- From: "Andrew Hodgson" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 19:33:11 +0100
Hi George,
Knew about Exchange SP1, will probably go and install it overnight!
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> From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
> [mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of George Bell
> Sent: 29 May 2004 18:51
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Why you should patch Windows
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> Hi Andrew,
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> I sincerely hope you will be able to reverse that policy where you now
> work. "Reckless", is putting it mildly.
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> By the way, MS have just released SP1 for Exchange Server=20
> 2003 - it's a
> nice 100+ Meg download, and took about a hour to install on our cranky
> only Server.
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> I've not checked today, but what's the betting there a Critical Update
> for it already? (Smile)
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> George.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andrew Hodgson" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 2:44 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Why you should patch Windows
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> > Hi all,
> >
> > Of course, you all know this, but here is a little story for you:
> >
> > A local university recently had network problems. A year ago, they
> had
> > spent thousands of money on a large expensive firewall, to stop
> viruses
> > coming in from the outside.
> >
> > Since they had this firewall, they didn't bother to patch=20
> any Windows
> > workstations, other than installing the latest service packs (SP4 in
> the
> > instance of Windows 2000, and SP6A in the instance of NT4).
> >
> > A couple of years ago, whilst I was still there, I asked them what
> they
> > did regarding internal security of workstations, the answer was that
> the
> > firewalls would take kare of all this.
> >
> > Anyway, I got a phone call yesterday from someone who still works
> there,
> > because early yesterday morning, a member of staff (who is still
> > unidentified), plugged in their laptop into the network as=20
> normal, not
> > realising they had the virus. Within minutes, over 100 Windows
> machines
> > were infected with Blaster, shutting each other down, and=20
> bringing the
> > entire network into a mess. The technical team spent the whole of
> > yesterday patching the systems up, but also having to ensure the
> systems
> > that were not switched on were also patched.
> >
> > The frightening thing is, that where I work, the exact same=20
> policy is
> > used (i.e, don't patch until the next service pack comes out).
> >
> > Andrew.
> >
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