Hi Don,
Microsoft releases all of their OS hotfixes on "Patch Tuesday" once a
month, but yes, when a new ruleset is pulled down it is instantly effective.
Since all the Hotfix checks are registry based, there is no date
checking like there is with Antivirus definitions. So its a yes or no
type of deal.
Nate
Don Click wrote:
First off, I want to let everyone know that we have not been heavy
into clean access until very recently. Now, I have a need to “adjust”
the “update” timers.
I am wondering how the updates really work. For instance – our server
is set to check Cisco every 4 hours for “updates”. Does this mean that
if M$ releases a critical patch at 2pm EST, that by 6pm EST, my
clients will fail to work if they don’t have it?
I think I have seen in the manager the ability to adjust the time on a
anti-virus definition to be x # of days old, but what about the
updates from Microsoft?
Thanks in advance for the info!
Don Click
Telecommunications Manager
Department of Information Services
Denton County
(940) 349-3020 - Office
(940) 349-5186 - Fax
