Successful patch management requires the formation of a robust process to ensure timely and accurate application and security fixes within an IT environment. Throughout 2004/05, patch-management ...

Patch management is simply the practice of updating software – most often to address vulnerabilities. Although this sounds straightforward, patch management is not an easy process for most IT ...

What is patch management software? Patch management software helps IT departments acquire, test and install code changes for the software running in the enterprise. It can also assess vulnerabilities ...

Patch management software helps organizations acquire, test and install code to fix known vulnerabilities in operating systems and applications. It also helps them assess exposure and prioritize ...

Keeping your software and IT infrastructure up to date is critical in an age where cyberattacks have become commonplace. The best way to do this is via patch management software. A patch management ...

As the number vulnerabilities hit a historic high, battle-worn security teams are upping their patching game. Patch management is a thankless job. Data shows, despite best efforts, that 80 percent of ...

Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...

When it comes to patch management, there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to doing a job no one wants to do: update software for new features, or the more troubling task, fixing a security hole before ...

Wouldn’t it be great if you could use free patch management security software on up to 50 computers forever? Many small businesses with fewer than 50 computers could use the product for free for a ...

COMMENTARY--Everyone should agree that when it comes to maintaining a corporate network of computer systems, security is only as strong as your weakest link. Sometimes that weak link is not a computer ...

Microsoft’s Windows Update patch management program has a critical shortcoming that in some cases could fool users into thinking their systems are properly patched against some vulnerabilities when in ...