Priming for patch management
Dealing with the consequences of serious virus outbreaks such as Blaster, SoBig, and MyDoom put many companies on notice that they simply could not rely on a policy of hit-and-miss, manual patching when security updates rolled around.
"A day late and a dollar short" doesn't cut it when the enterprise's data is on the line and downtime can translate into significant losses. According to security watchdogs, the time between the discovery of system vulnerabilities and the exploits that take advantage of them is decreasing because the hackers are becoming more "professional."
What does all of this add up to?
A renewed interest in automated patch management as net admins try to stay one step ahead of new threats.
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