Face-off: Is patch mgmt. the best protection against vulnerabilities?

Face-off: Is patch mgmt. the best protection against vulnerabilities?

The plethora of patches in recent years, particularly for Microsoft software, would be comical if so much were not at stake. Because a security vulnerability can be devastating to a corporate network, it’s imperative that software be patched – but the management of patches in itself has become an onerous task. In this week’s Face-off, Eric Schultze says patches are still the best way to protect systems, while Steven Hofmeyr argues that there is another way.

Schultze: Yes

https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/0329faceoffyes.html?vo

Hofmeyr: No

https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/0329faceoffno.html?vo

Springtime in the Valley

When the tech market contracted, it broke a lot of hearts – and pocketbooks. But now, several years after the bubble burst, there are new opportunities. Kevin Tolly this week relates his latest experiences from Silicon Valley, where these days the ideas are a little better and the companies are a little more confident.

https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/0329tolly.html?vo

Worldwide security

If we’re going to protect our networks from security threats we’ve got to get our collective act together, says James Kobielus. And that means something big, something global – a worldwide system of Internet security.

https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/0329kobielus.html?vo

What’s really wrong with offshore outsourcing

Backspin’s Mark Gibbs takes apart Marc Andreessen’s recent comments favoring offshore outsourcing. Is Marc as naïve as Mark says?

https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/0329backspin.html?vo