[gpfsug-discuss] GPFS 5 and supported rhel OS

[Jonathan Buzzard]

On 20/02/2020 16:59, Skylar Thompson wrote:

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> 
> We have this problem too, but at the same time the same people require us
> to run supported software and remove software versions with known
> vulnerabilities.

For us, it is a Scottish government mandate that all public funded 
bodies in Scotland are Cyber Essentials Plus compliant. That's 10 days 
from a critical vulnerability till your patched. No if's no buts, just 
do it.

So while where are not their yet (its a work in progress to make this as 
seamless as possible) frankly running unpatched systems for years on end 
because we are too busy/lazy to validate a new system is completely 
unacceptable.

JAB.

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