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  1. Just looking for a solution for one or a few self-patched machines with no central management?  Our campus license allows you to use the freely available PSI version on University-owned machines.  You can download and install from http://secunia.com/products/consumer/psi/ and ignore the rest of this page.
  2. Otherwise for groups that centrally patch and maintain multiple machines, you should use CSI instead.  Get your Secunia CSI group account from security@uci.edu
    1. To get setup you'll need to provide:
      1. The department/organization you belong to and are responsible for patching, acronym used in setting up username
      2. An email address contact you want to be the account "owner" (and the initial password gets sent to)
      3. The number of hosts you plan on deploying to (this can be changed later)
      4. Your current patching solution(s), for informational purposes
  3. Download and install the latest version (6.0) of the Secunia CSI Console software from httpAccess the Secunia CSI 7.0 web console by going to https://csi7.secunia.com/CSISetup.exe
  4. Verify you can login to the console using your account username and initial password.  Change your password the first time you login (under Menu -> Configuration -> Reset Security -> Change Password)
  5. Secunia CSI 67.0 – Technical User Guide to become familiar with the product.

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Advanced Tips & Tricks

Custom SQL to get concise and detailed host vulnerability data in CSI local database console (accessible from Menu -> Administration -> Secunia CSI API -> Local Database Console):

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