RE: PTF maintenance - WAS: IPL hangs at C900 2967 -- MIDRANGE-L

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IBM does have a Security Group PTF now, and it was being updated about
monthly, and I think Rob had made a post a few weeks back that it was going
to weekly.

Pete

Pete Massiello
iTech Solutions
http://www.itechsol.com

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob P. Roche
Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 12:22 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: PTF maintenance - WAS: IPL hangs at C900 2967

"Ensure that all system components and software have the latest
vendor-supplied security patches installed. Install critical security
patches within ONE MONTH of release."

I think that phrase is the problem. Most PTFf's are not thought of as
Security Patches. You don't read about IBM finding a security hole in the
I operating system and putting out a patch. You never hear about the
latest CUM came out,
Maybe if IBM had a patch day of month, not sure we need a day of week,
people might look more. I agree PTF's should be done more often than they
seem to be.

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