Get a glimpse inside Roberta Bragg's Exam Cram 2 book "Hardening Windows systems" with this excerpt from Chapter 3, Maintaining Security by Implementing, Managing, and Troubleshooting Service Packs and Security Updates, courtesy of Que Certification.

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About the chapter

The question today is not should you patch, but how are you going to patch, and how fast are you going to do it? Many Microsoft tools can assist in solving the logistics of patching, so knowing the tools and methods necessary to keep systems patched is important. Learn how to troubleshoot the problems that patches may cause and understand the reasons tools may not work correctly in this chapter.

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About the author

Roberta Bragg MCSE, CISSP and Microsoft MVP is a well-known information systems security consultant, columnist and speaker. She is the author of a number of highly regarded security books, writes MCP Magazine's popular Security Advisor column and 101Communications weekly Security Watch newsletter. As founder of Have Computer Will Travel, she consults on security, operating systems and databases. Her publishing credits include CISSP Certification Guide, ISA Training Guide, MCSE Windows 2000 Network Security Design and Windows 2000 Security.

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