In my recent posts I have described how you can use Secunia and Shavlik to distribute 3rd. party updates with Configuration Manager 2007. Both vendors are doing a great job and I won’t be the judge of what you should install. My advice is; try both and decide what’s best for your organization. Below is a comparison of the two products.
| | Shavlik - SCUPdates | Secunia - CSI |
| 3rd. party updates supported | A full list is frequently updated here - http://forum.shavlik.com/viewtopic.php?f=67&t=15901 | Depends on the result returned from scanning clients. |
| Installation | You must have System Center Custom Update publisher installed and configured. | You must download and install the CSI application. |
| Ease of integration | When you create an update, the update can be published to WSUS. | When you create an update, the update can be published to WSUS. |
| Client agent | No agent required. | Online scanning or install the Secunia agent to perform the scanning. |
| Approve Updates | Updates must be approved in the Custom Updates publisher. | Updates must be approved in the Secunia CSI console. |
| Download Updates | Updates are published with full content from the SCUP console. | Updates are downloaded as part of publishing process. |
| Reporting | Rely on the integrated Configuration Manager compliance reports. | Can use the Secunia console and the integrated Configuration Manager compliance reports. |
| Get started | http://shavlik.com/scupdates.aspx | http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/corporate/trial/ |
Posted
08-19-2010 16:18
by
Kent Agerlund