Network software maker Novell has announced software for handling e-mail, calendars and contacts on Linux systems, as well as an automated patch management tool for Microsoft's Windows. The company ...

Altiris today updated its software to let customers patch Linux systems as well as manage virtual and physical resources side by side. Altiris’ Server Management Suite, which lets users patch Windows ...

Detecting vulnerabilities and managing the associated patching is challenging even in a small-scale Linux environment. Scale things up and the challenge becomes almost unsurmountable. There are ...

A handful of vendors are developing new ways to help users attack their growing backlogs of security patches. Marimba Inc. this week will launch its first foray into security patch management with a ...

So why do these intruders continue to wreak such havoc? Because patch management is tough. It’s tough because there are too many patches and not enough time, and because exploits to announced ...

The Linux server operating system, used globally to power the internet, along with cloud storage, back-end business operations, embedded systems, and high-performance supercomputers, has a tarnished ...

Patches are now a major part of any system administrator's life - but what is the most effective way to keep network security up to date without it becoming a full-time job? Nobody knows when the ...