SysAdmin: Patch Management

What number can be used to look up information about a particular patch and what vulnerabilities it resolves?

• KVE

• KB

• ISBN

• CVE

This is the number that can be used to look up specific information about a vulnerability.

• KVE

• KB

• ISBN

• CVE

This is when Microsoft releases their regularly scheduled patches.

• 2nd Tuesday of the month

• 1st Friday of the month

• 3rd Thurdsday of the month

• Every day is patch day

This is the common term that refers to a patch that Microsoft, or other 3rd parties, releases outside of the regularly scheduled pattern of updates.

• Buffer Overrun Patch

• Overwatch Patch

• Out of Band Patch

• Inbound Patch

This term refers to the roadmap for OS/Application support set forth by the vendor.

• Maximum Viable Age

• Support Blackout

• Soft End Date

• Support Lifecycle

This term refers to when a piece of software is no longer supported by the vendor.

• End of Life

• Zero Day

• Penultimate Patch

• Last Bug

Traditionally, this term referred to a software update that contains all the patches released up to a certain point in time.

• Beta Release

• Service Pack

• App Bundle

• Relevant Release

This is Microsoft's severity rating for an update that could lead to an internet worm.

• Critical

• Moderate

• Important

• Low

This is Microsoft's severity rating for an update that could lead to a compromise of the C.I.A triangle.

• Critical

• Moderate

• Important

• Low

This term refers to when a security researcher finds a vulnerability but does not give the company any time to prepare a patch before releasing it to the public.

• Unamed Disclosure

• Unbound Dissemination

• Unmitigated Dispatch

• Unethical Disclosure