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Reinventing software patching, curing big security holes
Today’s security updates are too big, too risky and too late. It is common for enterprises to thoroughly test security updates and install them several months after they have …
By the end of March no one will remember that Microsoft missed a Patch Tuesday
Like the weather in Minnesota, the March Patch Forecast is unpredictable at best. Be prepared for turbulent times interspersed with moments of calm. Will March Patch Tuesday …
Secure operations automation: Close the gap between security and operations teams
A new voke survey of 318 participants from companies of varying sizes globally, focuses on the need to operationalize security through secure operations automation practices …
How to patch your security blind spots
One of the most challenging – and interesting, and frustrating – aspects of cybersecurity is the sheer unpredictability of industry developments still to come. Sure, analyzing …
Microsoft postpones Patch Tuesday
Patch Tuesday is the day when most system administrators sit down and perform critical patching of the systems under their control – or at least begin testing the …
Massive Oracle Critical Patch Update fixes 270 vulnerabilities
Oracle has released the first Critical Patch Update scheduled for 2017, and it’s massive. It fixes 270 vulnerabilities across multiple products, and over 100 of them are …
Patch and security management take 8 hours per month for most companies
Shavlik and AppSense used VMworld Europe 2016 to collect data from frontline experts, and to highlight patch management and security concerns in corporations. A total of 178 …
Post-pumpkin Patch Tuesday: What’s in store for November
There has been a lot of activity since October’s Patch Tuesday. During that short period of time, Oracle released its quarterly CPU, including an update for Java JRE; Adobe …
Components of an effective vulnerability management process
Vulnerabilities continue to grab headlines. Whether it is a zero-day that affects “tens of millions” servers around the globe or an old unpatched flaw that leads to a data …
Windows users will no longer be able to apply individual patches
Since Microsoft began pushing Windows 10 on consumers and enterprise users, it has consistently worked towards minimizing the choices they can make about the installation. One …
Microsoft releases five critical updates
Microsoft continued a trend of fewer updates than we are used to with only 9 bulletins (5 critical and 4 important) released this month. It stands to reason that Microsoft may …
Oracle splats 276 bugs with mammoth Critical Patch Update
In case you missed it, Oracle’s July 2016 Critical Patch Update is out, and it’s bigger than ever before. It plugs 276 security issues across hundreds of Oracle …
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