Cisco announces 'Patch Wednesdays'
Cisco set to embark on regular release cycle.
Following a trend set by Microsoft's monthly 'Patch Tuesdays' and Oracle's quarterly security
updates, networking giant Cisco has announced it will release patches for its Internetwork Operating System
(IOS) on fixed dates.
The patches, which Cisco calls 'Security
Advisories', will be released on the fourth Wednesdays of March
and September, with the first Security Advisory available on the 26th of
March.
In doing this, Cisco responds to calls from many of its customers for
more predictability in its updates. If there is a serious
vulnerability that is publicly disclosed or that is known to
be actively exploited, Cisco will publish an individual Security
Advisory outside the cycle.
More details can be found at Cisco here.
11 March 2008
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