Cyberattacks are accelerating, with vulnerabilities being exploited faster than teams can respond. AI-driven attacks, identity breaches, and supply-chain tampering are setting the stage for a tougher 2026.
If 2024 was the year of the “identity attack,” 2025 was the year the perimeter officially collapsed. In the last twelve months, we witnessed a ruthless optimization of the exploit lifecycle. Attackers didn’t just find bugs; they operationalized them into automated kill chains within hours of disclosure.
The fundamental problem with compliance-focused patch management: organizations optimize for passing audits rather than actually being secure. They have policies, procedures, and documentation that auditors approve while their systems remain vulnerable to known exploits. Compliance becomes a checkbox exercise divorced from actual risk reduction.
Patching your systems is essential for three reasons. First and foremost, security—unpatched software vulnerabilities allow cybercriminals to easily penetrate your endpoints and collect sensitive information, install malware, or even paralyze your business by locking each device until a ransom is paid.
Report based on global survey of school IT leaders details rising threats, increased cyber budgets, and uneven adoption of critical security practices.
Watch this recording to explore the latest Microsoft patches from December 2025 Patch Tuesday and updates on third-party application vulnerabilities addressed in the past month.
In this issue: December 2025 Patch Tuesday highlights, critical or actively exploited vulnerabilities in web browsers, Android, Cisco UCCX, Cisco Catalyst Center, Fortinet FortiWeb, Palo Alto PAN-OS, SolarWinds, React / Next.js, Grafana Enterprise, WordPress plugins, GitLab, Atlassian Confluence, SonicWall SonicOS, ASUS AiCloud routers, and more.
Learn what patch managers do, why patching matters, and how to choose a linux patch management tool, with options like Action1, SUSE Manager, ManageEngine, Automox, Tanium, and JetPatch.
The idea that systems cannot ever be taken offline for maintenance has become a common refrain in many organizations. It is usually spoken with a sense of urgency, sometimes even fear, as if a short planned pause would grind the entire company to a halt.
A zero-day exploit targets a software flaw that the vendor doesn’t know about yet. The name comes from the fact that developers have had exactly zero days to fix it. No patch exists. No security update is available. Your antivirus software isn’t looking for it because nobody knows it’s there.
An unpatched endpoint is any device connected to your network—laptop, desktop, server, mobile device—that’s missing critical security updates. It could be running outdated software, an old operating system version, or applications with known vulnerabilities that vendors have already fixed.
Most patch management audits check whether you have documentation. They verify you have policies, procedures, and regular scanning schedules. They confirm you’re generating reports.
The industry has spent decades trying to create clean distinctions. “Patches are small and targeted. Updates are comprehensive and add features.” Sounds logical. Doesn’t reflect reality.
We are excited to share that Action1 ranked #4 fastest-growing cybersecurity company, #9 in the Software & Services industry, and #16 overall on the 2025 Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ among the fastest-growing tech companies in North America.
With WSUS no longer evolving, it’s time to future-proof your patch strategy. Watch this exclusive recording to see why cloud-native beats legacy systems, assess your setup, and close third-party gaps – featuring a hands-on demo, live Q&A, and a practical checklist.
Big news – Linux has arrived in Action1! Watch this exclusive recording to explore the most powerful release yet and see how unified patch management, automation, and enhanced security now extend seamlessly across Windows, macOS, and Linux – empowering IT teams to manage every system from one secure platform.
Enterprise-grade Linux patch management provides IT teams and MSSPs with real-time visibility, automated patching, and compliance across all endpoints.
In this guide, we explain how to upgrade your Linux system using the Terminal command line, GUI-based updaters, or Action1’s autonomous endpoint management platform.
Company’s 7,265% revenue growth reflects enterprise demand for autonomous endpoint management and patching
In this issue: November 2025 Patch Tuesday highlights, actively exploited vulnerabilities in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Android, Apple, WordPress, Post SMTP, Dolby, Watchguard Firebox, Cisco, SonicWall, and Gladinet CentreStack.