For Brooks Martin, patching and maintaining his Microsoft IIS Web servers is almost a full-time job. With so many vulnerabilities—and with a new patch appearing seemingly every week—Martin said it's a struggle keeping his head above water. We stay on top of what we do, but you never know," said Martin, CEO of isObject, an independent software developer in Brentwood, Tenn. "Maintaining IIS servers is a cumbersome, tedious process. Any time you bring a new server online, you have to apply 40 or 50 patches." Martin and his staff were spending so much time dealing with the security of their Internet Information Services servers that Martin installed an add-on program designed to harden IIS boxes against a growing list of bugs.
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