November 15th, 2011 
Mourad Ben Lakhoua We all know that patch management is an essential task to keep our network safe. There are various approaches to running a patch management process. Windows allows an administrator to set the auto-update system to automatically install patches when these are made available by Microsoft. While having a patch management system that automatically deploys patches [...]
July 11th, 2011 Mourad Ben Lakhoua Depending on organizations structure and IT Infrastructure, the process for deploying new patches on operating systems can be complex and take considerable time. GFI Languard automates and simplifies this process, to make the transition quickly, almost without interruption to the company. Full installing or reinstalling any new update to software packages is like to repair [...]
July 4th, 2011 Mourad Ben Lakhoua False positives high number and complexity of signatures development can makes some intrusion detection and prevention systems useless. How many time you visit an organization especially small to medium business that do have a firewall includes IDS/IPS and the system manager are even not following logs. This can leave all system vulnerable as we have [...]
Posted in Software Security, Tools 
Tags: Microsoft, Network Inspection System (NIS), patch management, windows 
No Comments » May 31st, 2011 Mourad Ben Lakhoua Although server patch management is unlikely to be a topic that excites the average network administrator, an effective strategy for the deployment of updates is essential to avoid unexpected downtime and risks to company data. As soon as knowledge of a new vulnerability becomes public, hackers and malware creators race to take advantage. Sensible network [...]
March 4th, 2011 Mourad Ben Lakhoua Your body is a network. Every day, different germs and viruses can attack different areas of your body. Each attack has a different effect on your system – a cold can last for a few days, but a serious chest infection might land you into hospital if not treated properly and in a timely manner. [...]
November 23rd, 2009 Mourad Ben Lakhoua For organizations that want to keep their computer network secure, the most basic thing they can do is to keep it patched. It’s not necessarily the most glamorous work out there for your overworked and overstretched IT people (which is why so many organizations are ignoring patching, at their peril). But your servers, network systems, [...]
