Thursday, August 18, 2011

What is WSUS,SMS and MBSA?

1.Using Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)

WSUS provides a way to automatically deploy crucial updates and security roll ups

to computers throughout a network, without requiring you to visit each computer or write script. For more information about WSUS, see "Windows Server Update Services Product Information" at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/wsus/bb466202.aspx.

2.Using Systems Management Server (SMS)

SMS is an enterprise management tool for delivering configuration and change management of Microsoft Windows server and workstation operating systems. For more information about using SMS to deploy updates, see Tech Net article, "Patch Management Using Microsoft Systems Management Server" at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/solutionaccelerators/default.aspx.

3.Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 2.2

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) is an easy-to-use tool that helps small- and medium-sized businesses determine their security state in accordance with Microsoft security recommendations and offers specific remediation guidance. Improve your security management process by using MBSA to detect common security misconfiguration and missing security updates on your computer systems.
Built on the Windows Update Agent and Microsoft Update infrastructure, MBSA ensures consistency with other Microsoft management products including Microsoft Update (MU), Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), Systems Management Server (SMS), System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007, and Small Business Server (SBS).

Used by many leading third-party security vendors and security auditors, MBSA on average scans over 3 million computers each week. Join the thousands of users who depend on MBSA for analyzing their security state

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