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Why can't the sysadmin wait for a week and let the patches accumulate?

• omh 14y ago
  Usually (and hopefully) the exploit isn't public yet. But as soon as the patch is released the bad guys can figure out what the exploit is and start attacking unpatched machines. If the sysadmins know when the patches are coming out then they can schedule downtime in advance and get things patched very soon after they're released.
  • rapala 14y ago
    Interesting, I was under the impression that most of the time the exploit was known before the patch release. But of course the patch gives away everything. Live an' learn.