Second of a two-part post. My last article about why patching is hard explained some of the technical challenges related to patching software in large organizations. That people don't patch software ...

Federal regulators are reminding organizations about the importance of identifying and patching software vulnerabilities. But why are these seemingly basic security steps so challenging for so many, ...

A few years back, business came to a grinding halt for a European supermarket chain when it was infected with the Conficker virus. The virus caused the system to slowly use up all the system resources ...

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 ...

Patching has become a ubiquitous part of modern life, with developers releasing software updates in response to the latest bugs and vulnerabilities in their platform. Patch Tuesday, the second Tuesday ...

Timely software patches and updates are crucial for the health and security of enterprise networks, but the concurrent application of those patches across highly distributed national or global network ...

On the surface, this ‘patching gap’ – the time between the availability of a patch for a software vulnerability and the application of that patch – shouldn’t be that long. After all, what’s so ...

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 ...

Microsoft has made available a tool to fix . SUS is an older version of Microsoft's current Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) software that lets users manage patches for multiple computers. The ...

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 ...

First of a two-part post. Like everyone else, I wish that Equifax had patched the software flaw that caused the breach right away. However, I also understand why this is difficult. I was an employee ...