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The Louvre Heist and the Patch Management Lesson for Cybersecurity

The Louvre Heist and the Patch Management Lesson for Cybersecurity

Nov 7, 2025 | Blog

When a group of thieves recently stole gold and jewels from the Louvre in Paris, it left the world stunned. This was the Louvre, the fortress of art and history, protected by layers of surveillance, guards, and technology worth millions. Yet a small, organized team found a forgotten weakness: an upper-floor window that wasn’t as secure as the rest.

Coming Soon: Empowering Users with the New Action1 Self-Service App Portal

Coming Soon: Empowering Users with the New Action1 Self-Service App Portal

Oct 30, 2025 | Blog

At Action1, we’re always looking for...

Doing More with What You Have: Leveraging Automation as a Force Multiplier in Security Operations

Doing More with What You Have: Leveraging Automation as a Force Multiplier in Security Operations

Oct 23, 2025 | Blog

If there have been two clear effects to come out of the last five years of information security, it’s that costs have gone up rapidly, and the budgets have not, or at least not anywhere near a commensurate rate.

Windows 10 End of Life: What Action1’s Data Reveals About the Transition

Windows 10 End of Life: What Action1’s Data Reveals About the Transition

Oct 23, 2025 | Blog

The end of Windows 10 support has been an IT and security priority for a long time. But despite ample warning ant time to plan, the passing of the EOL support deadline earlier this month left millions of machines without protection.

The Dangerous Gamble of Extending Windows 10: Why ESU Workarounds Could Be a Security Catastrophe

The Dangerous Gamble of Extending Windows 10: Why ESU Workarounds Could Be a Security Catastrophe

Oct 20, 2025 | Blog

Unofficial methods to obtain or install ESU updates are not legitimate, and more importantly, they are not reliable. They may appear to work at first, but they put the system in a precarious state where updates may be partial, corrupted, or discontinued without warning.

Windows 10 End of Life: Identify and Secure Unpatched Systems Before They Become Threats

Windows 10 End of Life: Identify and Secure Unpatched Systems Before They Become Threats

Oct 20, 2025 | Blog

With Windows 10 officially reaching...

Top WUfB Alternatives: Better Ways to Manage Windows Updates

Top WUfB Alternatives: Better Ways to Manage Windows Updates

Oct 16, 2025 | Blog

Windows Update for Business, also known as Windows Update client policies, has been a go-to update management tool for many years, allowing IT administrators to distribute Microsoft updates across their environments.

Patch Tuesday October 2025

Patch Tuesday October 2025

Oct 14, 2025 | Patch Tuesday

In this issue: October 2025 Patch Tuesday highlights, actively exploited vulnerabilities in Google Chrome, Figma, Unity, Cisco, Oracle, OpenSSL, and Apple.

Action1 Named an IT Management Leader in the Expert Insights Cybersecurity Excellence Awards—Fall 2025

Action1 Named an IT Management Leader in the Expert Insights Cybersecurity Excellence Awards—Fall 2025

Oct 7, 2025 | Blog

We’re proud to share that Action1 has been recognized in the Expert Insights Cybersecurity Excellence Awards—Fall 2025 as an IT Management Leader, listed in the Top 10 Patch Management Software solutions for business.

Cybersecurity Awareness Month – Double Your Endpoint Coverage with Action1

Cybersecurity Awareness Month – Double Your Endpoint Coverage with Action1

Oct 1, 2025 | Blog

To mark Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Action1 is doubling endpoint coverage for all customers throughout October, including free-tier and paid-tier users, at no cost. The idea behind this initiative is to enable you to protect twice as many endpoints without increasing your budget, detect and patch vulnerabilities faster across your environment, and of course, eliminate common security gaps that leave your organization exposed to cyberattacks.

Streamlining Endpoint Security Alerting with the Action1 Connector for Zapier

Streamlining Endpoint Security Alerting with the Action1 Connector for Zapier

Sep 26, 2025 | Blog

With security landscapes shifting like the surface of the ocean nowadays, IT and security teams are constantly looking for smarter ways to manage endpoint alerts without being buried under a mountain of notifications. Real-time visibility into security events is crucial, but so is the ability to act on that visibility efficiently.

Top 7 Alternatives to ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus

Top 7 Alternatives to ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus

Sep 23, 2025 | Blog

The Top 7 Alternatives to ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus are Action1, NinjaOne, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, SolarWinds Patch Manager, Automox, Atera, GFI LanGuard.

Patch Tuesday September 2025

Patch Tuesday September 2025

Sep 9, 2025 | Patch Tuesday

In this issue: September 2025 Patch Tuesday highlights, actively exploited vulnerabilities in Google Chrome, Android, Apple, WhatsApp, FreePBX, Citrix, and Fortinet, plus major third-party issues affecting Docker Desktop, Cisco Secure Firewall, Intel, Passwordstate, and more.

9 Best NinjaOne Alternatives for Patch Management

9 Best NinjaOne Alternatives for Patch Management

Sep 2, 2025 | Blog

The top NinjaOne alternatives for patch management are: Action1, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Intune, Atera, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, SolarWinds Patch Manager, PDQ Deploy & Inventory, GFI LanGuard and Automox…

Windows 10 End of Life (EOL): How to prepare?

Windows 10 End of Life (EOL): How to prepare?

Aug 27, 2025 | Blog

Windows 10’s end of life will arrive sooner than expected. If you are still using this OS and multiple questions arise in your head, don’t worry; we are here to help and answer all of them. In this article, we’ll help you prepare for the transition ahead.

Action1 Named a Leader in Patch Management and Endpoint Management by G2

Action1 Named a Leader in Patch Management and Endpoint Management by G2

Aug 20, 2025 | Blog

We are proud to share with you that Action1 achieved impressive results and recognition in the G2 Summer 2025 Reports, the world’s largest and most trusted software marketplace. Our cloud-native autonomous endpoint management software took home 162 badges and set a new milestone in our G2 performance.

Action1 enhances RBAC with assign roles and email wildcard controls for greater flexibility

Action1 enhances RBAC with assign roles and email wildcard controls for greater flexibility

Aug 19, 2025 | Blog

With Action1’s latest RBAC enhancement, you gain even greater precision. From now on, you can assign roles more effectively, empowering employees with the exact level of access they need based on their role—no more, no less—strengthening both security and efficiency in your environment.

9 Best PDQ Alternatives for Software Deployment and Patch Management

9 Best PDQ Alternatives for Software Deployment and Patch Management

Aug 14, 2025 | Blog

The Top PDQ alternatives solutions are Action1, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, NinjaOne Patch Management, Microsoft Intune, Atera, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, Lansweeper + Chocolatey, GFI LanGuard, and SolarWinds Patch Manager.

Action1 Ranks as the Fastest-Growing Private Software Company in America

Action1 Ranks as the Fastest-Growing Private Software Company in America

Aug 12, 2025 | Blog

We are excited to share with you that Action1 has been officially ranked as the fastest-growing private software company in the United States on the 2025 Inc. 5000 list.

Patch Tuesday August 2025

Patch Tuesday August 2025

Aug 12, 2025 | Patch Tuesday

In this issue: August 2025 Patch Tuesday highlights, actively exploited vulnerabilities in Google Chrome, Android, Apple, Cisco ISE, and Wing FTP Server, plus major third-party issues affecting Axis Communications, Dell ControlVault3, Nvidia, WordPress, and Sophos Firewall.

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