Patch Management Challenges

guest · Oct 8, 2021

Patching is too complex and time consuming say IT pros
October 7, 2021
https://betanews.com/2021/10/07/patching-too-complex-and-time-consuming/

A new survey from automation platform Ivanti reveals that 71 percent of IT and security professionals find patching to be overly complex, cumbersome, and time consuming.

In addition 57 percent of respondents say that remote work has increased the complexity and scale of patch management.
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Patching often takes a back seat to their other tasks according to 62 percent of respondents, and 60 percent say that patching causes workflow disruption to users. In addition, 61 percent say that line of business owners ask for exceptions or push back maintenance windows once a quarter because their systems can't be brought down.

At the same time, the speed of vulnerability weaponization continues to increase such that IT and security teams can't respond fast enough. 53 percent say that organizing and prioritizing critical vulnerabilities takes up most of their time, followed by issuing resolutions for failed patches (19 percent), testing patches (15 percent), and coordinating with other departments (10 percent).
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"Most organizations do not have the bandwidth or resources to map active threats, such as those tied to ransomware, with the vulnerabilities they exploit. The good news is that the combination of risk-based vulnerability prioritization and automated patch intelligence can bring to light vulnerabilities that are being actively exploited and have ties to ransomware. With unique patch reliability, IT and security teams can seamlessly deploy patches, and solve for common challenges that are putting organizations at risk."
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Ivanti:
Patch Management Challenges

Ivanti has published findings from its recent survey. Did you know that 71% of IT and security professionals find patching to be overly complex and time-consuming? Read the full report and learn more about the challenges that IT professionals are facing in today’s Everywhere Workplace.
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71% of IT Security Pros Find Patching to be Overly Complex and Time Consuming, Ivanti Study Confirms

Challenges with lack of time and vulnerability and patching prioritization are putting organizations at increased risk of cyberattacks
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Floyd 57 · Oct 9, 2021

If only there was a program where u could manually add the update page of a program and it will automatically check for updates, but who *cough* @Kyle_Katarn *cough* could do such a thing?

Krusty · Oct 9, 2021

I used to use Secunia PSI until they ended support.

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