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>	Solaris security advisories Princeton University
	Need to quickly find out the latest security bulletins from multiple sources? On this Web page Solaris users can find a frequently updated list of security holes and recommended Solaris patches from Sun and the Computer Emergency Response Team.
	URL: http://www.princeton.edu/~unix/Solaris/advisories.h...

>	Why do I have to tighten security on my system? (Why can't I just patch?) SecurityPortal
	The article offers an explanation as to why there is a large lag time between awareness of a security hole and awareness of the patch which fills it. The article ends with a Linux patch, but in general the information is useful to any Unix administrator.
	URL: http://securityportal.com/topnews/tighten20000720.h...

>	Solaris security patch discussion thread SecurityPortal
	The patch enclosed in this discussion thread checks to make sure that your Solaris operating system has the latest security patches.
	URL: http://www.securityportal.com/list-archive/bugtraq/...

>	Solaris denial of service attacks on the rise Smart Reseller
	This story offers a good explanation of the denial-of-service virus attacks that have plagued Solaris users in 2000.
	URL: http://www.beachbrowser.com/Archives/Science-and-He...

>	The plot thickens The Pulpit
	Pulpit columnist Robert X. Cringely brings up the issue of what can happen when Solaris users don't keep up on Sun's security patches.
	URL: http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20000217.h...

>	Downloading Solaris patches Python Stuff
	This site offers Download.py, a program that can be used to highly automate the downloading of Solaris operating system and CDE patches.
	URL: http://www.python.org/~bwarsaw/software/download.ht...

>	Solaris patches The Hacker Emergency Response Team
	A useful Web site for anyone who needs to find a patch for Solaris Versions 1.1 to 7 and 7 x86. The site includes security patches, as well as patches recommended by HERT and Sun Microsystems.
	URL: http://plan9.hert.org/solaris/patches/

>	Recommended and security Solaris patch clusters SunSolve.com
	Sun provides a listing of recommended patches from the very first version of Solaris all the way to Solaris 8 and Solaris 8 x86. All are free of charge.
	URL: http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/show.pl?target=patc...


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