What Is Patch Management and Why Does It Matter?
Software is bound to have flaws. Between implementation errors and design faults, it’s common for these bugs to reach the end-user on their device. Patches are updates issued by the developer to fix a bug or vulnerability. Patch management is the act of distributing or applying these updates.
These software bugs make your company’s system vulnerable to cyberattacks, so patch management is critical to your data’s safety. As cyberattacks become a rising threat to software systems, patch management has become a standard for operational compliance by many regulatory bodies.