Everyday, worms, viruses and hackers are searching for exploitable system vulnerabilities that put your data and security at risk. The mobile workforce further complicates the ability to secure your environment. These vulnerabilities are ever-present and change constantly, shifting technical staff and organizational focus away from more important business objectives.
Without comprehensive and workable patch management practices, a business’ information is at risk and employee productivity threatened. Simply installing software is not enough—an effective patch management process requires the integration of technology and processes to evaluate, test, deploy and validate patches, quickly, in order to minimize the period in which the enterprise is vulnerable.