Patch management products such as Symantec's ON iPatch 1.1, which the Cupertino, Calif.-based security vendor launched this week, bridge the gap as customers and solution providers await the release ...

Shavlik Technologies, St. Paul, Minn., last week released the first major upgrade to its Microsoft patch management product, HFNetChkPro, while BigFix, Emeryville, Calif., recently rolled out a tool ...

Cyber attacks are becoming more frequent and sophisticated. According to an International Monetary Fund report, the global cost of cyber crime is projected to reach $23tn by 2027, a staggering 175% ...

Following basic security practices for patch management strategies is only partially solved by better tools and culture shifts, say IT experts. Enterprise security patching remains a challenge despite ...

There are more vulnerabilities around than ever. The Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report highlighted an almost 200% growth in the exploitation of vulnerabilities in 2023. In the first seven ...

Patch management vendors BigFix and LanDesk are upgrading their software to meet corporate demand for more-comprehensive tools that go beyond the discovery and installation of new patches. This week ...

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Jumping into the Windows patch management fray, Intuit on Tuesday announced a software tool aimed at smaller businesses. The Track-It Patch Manager is designed to help information technology managers ...

Many security breaches can be avoided by applying software patches to known vulnerabilities as soon as they’re released by the vendor. Patch management software provides a centralized place for IT ...

Microsoft does not appear to be updating Windows Software Update Services, but newer patch management options might be a better choice. You have several options to manage patching on Microsoft ...

Next to random Windows problems and day-to-day systems management, I find patch management the nastiest task for an enterprise Windows systems admin. It’s often frustrating, time-consuming, and ...