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Re: [LUG] Exeter Uni hit by Vista virus

 

On Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:23:43 +0000
Steve Lee wrote:

> http://blogs.zdnet.com/igeneration/?p=3954&tag=nl.e539
> 
> "Quiet at the back there - yes you who said they should have used
> Linux'

Well, yes and no.

Quoting the blog:
An internal email from the network security administration has been
quoted as saying, âThis is what happens when SUS [software update
service] admins donât auto-approveâ, suggesting someone managing the
network updates hadnât patched the exploitable computers with the
appropriate fix, leading to this issue.

Not updating *any* system leads it to be insecure, however I can
perfectly understand why the SUS Admins didn't auto-approve - but not
why they weren't on top of the updates in the first place.

Grant.

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