ICSI Solutions — PatchLink - News and Events

Events:

Join us at the following conferences to see live demonstrations of our solutions and network with our team of information security experts.

SAP BW and SAP Enterprise Portal Conference
March 30 -April 1, 2005
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

ASUG 2005
May 1-4, 2005
Booth # 226
Anaheim Convention Center
Anaheim, California, USA

SAP SAPPHIRE 2005 Conference
May 17-19, 2005
Boston, Massachusetts

Weekly Webinar:

Please join us on Thursday at 2:00 p.m. EST for a Patch Management Best Practices and Security Vulnerability Remidiation Webinar. Simply click here to register http://www.icsi.com/webinar.htm

News:

Redmond Magazine Report: 15 Rules Of Patch Management - 2/7/2005
So little time, so many patches. This is the lament of the harried Windows IT ace. And it's not getting better any time soon. The sorry fact is, the number of patches is steadily increasing, patches must be deployed more quickly, and few seem to be throwing enough resources at this ever worsening problem.

And IT has no time to spare. The longer you wait to patch, the longer you are vulnerable. With automated hacking techniques and fast spreading worms and viruses, there's a darn good change you'll be hit. You want to get, test and deploy the patch as fast as is reasonably possible.

With that in mind, download this free resource outlining the 15 rules of patching you must follow!
(PDF, 11 pages)

Application Development Trends Magazine: Managing to Cope with Patches - 2/1/2005
“ It was a wake-up call. We were spending 80 person-hours a month and just barely keeping up with patches. When this happened, we knew there had to be a better way.'
As a result, the company investigated third-party software tools and is now using PatchLink's Update. 'It saves us $30,000 each year in personnel time; we got payback in two months,” Hittleman says.

PatchLink in the News:

Reactive Patch Management Can Cost Organizations Millions of Dollars per Patch: PatchLink 360 Conference Notes from CRA Reports - 2/10/2005

CRA Reports Conference Notes from PatchLink 360: Public and Private Sector Making Progress Toward Strategic Security Imperatives PatchLink 360 Patch Management Conference - 2/2/2005

Strategic Security Vision & 2005 Roadmap Take Center Stage at PatchLink 360 Security Conference PatchLink Conference Offers Attendees More Than 26 Security- & Business-Centric Sessions - 2/1/2005

Grunt Work
Keeping systems patched is time-consuming and laborious, but it's crucial. Here are seven tools that can help you automate the process - 11/3/2004