Security and Patching

Microsoft Software Update Services (SUS) is used to manage and distribute Windows patches to resolve known security vulnerabilities and other stability issues in Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 operating systems. The Solution Accelerator for Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) recommends managing and distributing Windows patches by using SUS.

This white paper describes the deployment of Microsoft Software Update Services, a new tool for managing and distributing critical Windows patches that resolve known security vulnerabilities and other stability issues in Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server? 2003 operating systems.

This white paper contains an overview of SUS and how it utilizes Windows patches to resolve known security vulnerabilities and stability issues in the Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server? 2003 operating systems. SUS leverages the successful public Microsoft Windows Update service. Information technology professionals use SUS to configure a virtual Windows Update server in their own Windows-based intranets to service corporate servers and clients. This white paper is intended for information technology managers who want to understand how SUS operates. This overview presents customer scenarios in which SUS provides solutions for information technology professionals, as well as an overview of the client-side and server-side components.

SUS makes it easy for IT administrators to deploy SP2 to systems across their networks.

This is the list of Microsoft Security Bulletins that are included in Service Pack 2

SUS makes it easy for IT administrators to deploy SP2 to systems across their networks. Update on Delivery of Windows XP SP2 Through SUS. (Hyperlink underlined text to /technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/deploy/xpsusfix.mspx )

Find answers to common questions about using SUS to deploy Windows XP Service Pack 2.