How to Solve the Five Challenges of Patch Management

You likely read the recent announcement about the critical security update for macOS Monterey that includes arbitrary code vulnerabilities, both zero-days, that have already been exploited (CVE-2022-32894 and CVE-2022-32893). What does this mean for your users? Have they patched? Staying on top of a never-ending stream of patches for vulnerabilities is challenging, especially for larger enterprises. However, time is of the essence, and most organizations give potential adversaries ample time to attack – taking on average 16 days to patch a critical vulnerability after detection according to research by the Ponemon Institute. Patch Management is Challenging at Any Scale Ponemon Institute research shows that 60% of organizations have a breach due to a known but unpatched vulnerability. There are ways to make patch management less of a challenge, beat the average response time, and avoid being part of a statistic. The Five Challenges of Patch Management 1. There are a variety of systems and applications. Every

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