Thanks for the reply, Debi. If you don't mind my asking, how do you determine those patches you want or don't want? Is it based upon risk/exposure or based upon what components you may or may not have installed?
Thanks! David----- Original Message ----- From: "Debi Lorraine" <dlorraine@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <dbsec@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 7:54 PM Subject: [dbsec] Re: Patching times Of course it depends on the patch. Many don't ever get installed, but for the ones we want, it can typically be a month, although we shoot for a week with critical security patches. -----Original Message----- From: dbsec-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:dbsec-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Litchfield Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 11:45 AM To: dbsec@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [dbsec] Patching times Hey all, Feel free to disregard: I was wondering how long the lag is between a vendor releasing a patch and it being installed on your production databases? I'm trying to get more of a feel for how long people test patches before rolling them out. Thanks in advance! David -- E-MAIL DISCLAIMER The information contained in this email and any subsequent correspondence is private, is solely for the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential or privileged information. For those other than the intended recipient(s), any disclosure, copying, distribution, or any other action taken, or omitted to be taken, in reliance on such information is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended recipient and have received this message in error, please inform the sender and delete this mail and any attachments. The views expressed in this email do not necessarily reflect NGS policy. NGS accepts no liability or responsibility for any onward transmission or use of emails and attachments having left the NGS domain. NGS and NGSSoftware are trading names of Next Generation Security Software Ltd. Registered office address: 52 Throwley Way, Sutton, SM1 4BF with Company Number 04225835 and VAT Number 783096402
