Full Disclosure: Re: Getting Off the Patch

[Christian Sciberras <uuf6429 () gmail com>]

Thought I should point out that they seem to have forgotten the main
function in mass/distributed computer control and management.
What otherwise would be a "huge" waste, it's done in little time and tested
reliable in as much little time. According to the reliability of the patch,
one would also assume that worst case scenarios involve *just* rolling back
changes, again, not really loosing anything at all.



On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 4:39 PM, Thor (Hammer of God)
<thor () hammerofgod com>wrote:

> > We disagree. Patches changes code which has already been operationally and
> > functionally tested. This requires additional testing for each update and
> patch
> > and that takes time, money, and other resources away from other things.
> > Therefore no wonder when operations scale upward, the cost of security
> > goes exponential. It's because of all the waste.
> Please share the research you have that backs up this statement.  I would
> be very interested in knowing the details that that provide the foundation
> for this argument.  I'm particularly interested in the cost points and
> identification of the exponential cost of security from patching and the
> money saved by not patching in your environment.
>
> I presume that you have empirical evidence of the vast savings based on
> concurrent operational models in an enterprise environment, so I'm curious
> as to how many thousands of servers you are operationally responsible for,
> because that information is not only critical, but required for this model
> to be considered.  IOW, if you could share the analysis you presented to
> management that they bought off on, that would extremely helpful.
>
> Thanks!
>
> t
>
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