Blue Lane Releases Inline Patch Update for Critical Security Patch MS06-040; Department of Homeland Security Urges Prompt Patch Installation for High Risk Windows Vulnerability due to Exploit Risk.CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Blue Lane(TM) Technologies, Inc., provider of the industry's first inline patch proxy for enterprise servers, today announced the immediate availability of an inline patch for its PatchPoint(R) System that instantly addresses the criticality vulnerability covered by the MS06-040 (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-040.mspx) security patch A fix to a program that eliminates a vulnerability exploited by malicious hackers. See vulnerability and patch. from Microsoft. The Microsoft patch eliminates a critical vulnerability in the Windows Server See Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Home Server, Windows 2000 and Windows NT. Service that uses the RPC (Remote Procedure Call) A programming interface that allows one program to use the services of another program in a remote machine. The calling program sends a message and data to the remote program, which is executed, and results are passed back to the calling protocol for file sharing Copying files from one computer to another. See peer-to-peer network, file sharing protocol and file and printer sharing. between servers. Microsoft has rated the patch as critical and the Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States has issued an advisory through US-CERT (United States-Computer Emergency Readiness Team) The group charged with protecting the U.S. Internet infrastructure by coordinating defense against and response to cyberattacks. (Vulnerability Note VU#650769 (http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/650769)) recommending immediate installation of the patch. This critical vulnerability can be exploited by a non-authenticated user. Because of this threat, organizations with un-patched servers are at severe risk should an exploit be released. Blue Lane has released an inline patch that protects servers from the MS06-040 vulnerability, allowing servers to operate without service interruption or risk of attack. Many organizations have processes and requirements for patch deployment that make immediate installation of the patch impossible. Furthermore, enterprises with older versions of the Windows operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. (NT, 2000 SP3 or earlier) for which there is no supported patch available, are left without a patch and face the choice of leaving servers unpatched in the near term or immediately installing a newer version of the Windows operating system. Blue Lane protects these unpatched servers without installing any new software or requiring any changes to server configuration by enabling the PatchPoint inline patch for MS06-040. "The Microsoft security patch released this week eliminates a critical Windows vulnerability that can be easily exploited. Organizations should install the patch as soon as possible or take steps to mitigate the risk of an un-patched system." said Fred Kost, Vice President of Product Marketing and Management for Blue Lane. "For cases where a system cannot be patched immediately, we provide the only viable functional alternative to the actual vendor patch." Blue Lane customers with a PatchPoint Update subscription can download the Inline Patch Update for MS06-040 and immediately protect unpatched servers. For more information on the Blue Lane PatchPoint solution, visit www.bluelane.com or contact Blue Lane at 1-866-PROTECT. About Blue Lane Technologies Inc. Blue Lane provides the industry's first inline patch proxy for enterprise servers that fixes application-specific vulnerabilities at the root cause by checking for the same conditions and applying the same corrective action A corrective action is a change implemented to address a weakness identified in a management system. Normally corrective actions are instigated in response to a customer complaint, abnormal levels if internal nonconformity, nonconformities identified during an internal audit or as the software vendor security patch. Solving the dilemma of "patch now or patch later," PatchPoint instantly secures critical applications and preserves the uptime of the business while eliminating the cost and risks associated with unscheduled unscheduled Adjective not planned or intended Adj. 1. unscheduled - not scheduled or not on a regular schedule; "an unscheduled meeting"; "the plane made an unscheduled stop at Gander for refueling" patching. Blue Lane is headquartered in Cupertino, California. For more information, contact the company at www.bluelane.com. |
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