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Nine Simple (but Critical) Tips for Effective Patch Management

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As intrusion points continue to expand in scope, making malicious attacks ubiquitous and harder to prevent than ever, an effective patch management strategy often appears as the first line of defense in building endpoint security.

Patch management can also seem like a massive, endless burden: patch management can easily consume huge amounts of time and money, yet informal, ad hoc patching without a central strategy often fails to deliver what patching is supposed to deliver – a safe, secure and available IT infrastructure.

With a few practices and capabilities, patch management can actually become an easily executed task. In this whitepaper, nine simple tips show how patch management can become a more effective and simpler task.

two orange bandages1.)    Know your network.

2.)    Scan and assess.

3.)    Reply on a single source for patches.

4.)    Have an “undo button” for patches.

5.)    Use a phased approach to patch releases.

6.)    Support a good user experience.

7.)    Support a good administrator experience.

8.)    Stay organized.

                                                                      9.)    Right-size.

Centralization and consolidation of patching is critical to streamline IT security responses in order to keep PCs and servers secure. The K1000 appliance allows convergence of patch
management capabilities with best-of-breed IT system management practices and provides the foundation for a more successful and cost-effective patch management.

Download the whitepaper Nine Simple (but Critical) Tips for Effective Patch Management and learn how you can effectively take control of patch management.


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