Keepers of the Machines - Examining How System Administrators Manage Software Updates
Offered By: USENIX via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Explore a comprehensive analysis of system administrators' software update management practices in this USENIX conference talk. Delve into the five-stage process administrators employ for updating multiple machines, examining the unique challenges and considerations they face. Gain insights from a survey of 102 administrators and in-depth interviews with 17 professionals, uncovering limitations in existing procedures and organizational influences. Learn about the difficulties in acquiring meaningful update information, effective testing and deployment, problem recovery, and navigating management dynamics. Discover proposed research directions and community actions aimed at enhancing the efficiency of system administrators' update processes, ultimately contributing to improved organizational security at scale.
Syllabus
Introduction
Consequences of Poor Updating Behavior
Security Breaches
System Administrators
Research Questions
Methodology
Automatic Updates
Buggy Updates
Next Steps
Questions
Taught by
USENIX
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