TECH BRIEFINGS: Patch Management is Coming to Stanford!

Some of you may be aware that ITSS is in the beginning stages of deploying a Microsoft Windows patch management system for the entire campus. After the severe problems caused by Blaster and other Internet worms last August, the President, Provost, and Faculty Senate asked ITSS to take whatever steps were necessary to reduce the risk that such problems would recur. A big part of the solution has to be better management of Windows security updates - that is, patches - for all PCs on the campus network.

In this Tech Briefing, Jay Stamps will introduce the BigFix patch management system that the University has licensed for all Stanford PC users. If you use Windows, or support people who do, you'll be hearing about BigFix soon in any case. Come learn more about what it is, how it works, and see a demonstration of how system administrators will use BigFix to manage Windows patching. There will be plenty of time for questions and answers.