A zero-day vulnerability is a software flaw that is known to cybercriminals before the software developers are aware of it. The biggest problem is that this creates a critical window of exposure, where your systems are completely defenseless because there are no patches or fixes that exist to address the particular weakness.
The 2024 cybersecurity landscape saw over 38,000 reported vulnerabilities, with a growing NVD backlog highlighting critical challenges. The cybersecurity landscape demands preparation for 2025’s escalating threats. Proactive defense is critical.
Organizations need a multi-staged approach to streamline their server patch management process. Here is a six-step patching policy template
In this issue: December 2024 Patch Tuesday updates and third-party vulnerabilities, including web browsers, Mitel MiCollab, Cisco, Veeam, Zabbix, Wordpress, 7-Zip, Linux, Citrix, Apple, Palo Alto Networks, VMware, and Ivanti.
The first step in ensuring effective and reliable application of updates is to develop a solid patch management policy that spells out all the processes involved, along with all the participants and their responsibilities.
This article lays out the essential components for an effective policy and provides examples of how they should be written.
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Autonomous endpoint management is a process that leverages intelligent automation and decision-making capabilities that significantly improve employee experience and simplify device administration. The biggest advantage of AEM is that it doesn’t need constant human intervention because it has the capabilities to monitor, analyze, and respond to security threats, performance issues, and even compliance requirements in real time.
Endpoint management is a comprehensive IT solution that enables every organization to identify, provision, deploy, update, control access, and troubleshoot all endpoint devices within the company’s network infrastructure
In this issue: November 2024 Patch Tuesday updates and third-party vulnerabilities, including web browsers, Apple, Cisco, Android, Wordpress, GitLab, IBM, NVIDIA, VMware, Atlassian, Samsung, Kubernetes, and GitHub.
Recently, an anomaly with Windows Server updates caused considerable disruption as Windows Server 2022 systems were inadvertently upgraded to Windows Server 2025 due to a misclassification in Microsoft’s API. This incident underscores the importance of having a robust patch management system that puts control in the hands of administrators.
Cybersecurity is vital in the digital age we live in, but it’s not always on the minds of busy business owners. Server patching should be performed routinely to keep businesses and accounts safe.
Action1 is proud to be recognized in G2’s State of Software report as the only solution in the patch management category among the Top 10 Security Momentum products, underscoring its rapid growth and expanding impact in cybersecurity.
Vulnerability management is an ongoing process of identifying, evaluating, prioritizing, and addressing security vulnerabilities in an organization’s systems and the software they are using.
Patch management is the process of keeping software up-to-date by installing updates called patches in order to address security vulnerabilities and close them timely, add new features, fix bugs, and improve the overall performance of software and devices.
On the 20th of September 2024, Microsoft officially announced the end of Windows Server Update Services. It is important to mention that WSUS deprecation won’t affect its existing features or support through the Microsoft Configuration Manager in order to address and fix issues when they arise.
In this issue: October 2024 Patch Tuesday updates and third-party vulnerabilities, including web browsers, Apple, Zimbra, NVIDIA, Cisco, ESET, GitLab, VMware, Adobe, and Ivanti.
Action1 surveyed 250 IT leaders at educational institutions to assess their readiness for an increasingly complex cyber threat landscape. Uncover the major cybersecurity gaps and challenges schools face and discover practical tips to address them.
In this issue: September 2024 Patch Tuesday updates and third-party vulnerabilities, including web browsers, Veeam, GitHub, Fortra FileCatalyst, Adobe, Ivanti, and Industrial Control Systems.
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