The recent news about the LastPass hack is a stark reminder of the importance of patch management. The hack occurred because one of LastPass’ engineers failed to update Plex on their personal computer with a known vulnerability that had been identified in the software several months prior.
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An Overview of Winget – The Windows Package Manager
Mar 6, 2023 | Blog
What is Winget? Winget is a...
Action1: Category Leader for Remote Support and Endpoint Protection
Feb 18, 2023 | Blog
Action1 has been named a Category Leader for both Remote Support and Endpoint Protection by leading software review platforms Getapp, Software Advice, and Capterra. In addition to these two awards, Action1 received three additional awards, bringing total to five.
Patch Tuesday February 2023
Feb 14, 2023 | Blog, Patch Tuesday
In this issue: February 2023 Patch Tuesday updates and vulnerabilities patched by other vendors, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, OpenSSL, Jira, Oracle and Apple.
Top Cybersecurity Trends of 2023: What You Need to Know
Jan 18, 2023 | Blog
2023 will become a record-breaking year in the volume of cybercrime. So, here are the top cybersecurity trends we recommend looking out for in 2023.
Security Implications of Per-user Application Installs
Jan 13, 2023 | Blog
Many apps default to per-user installs. Here is why you should transition them all to machine-wide installs. Spoiler: patching, patching, patching!
The Air France-KLM data breach
Jan 13, 2023 | Blog
According to Air France-KLM, details including customers’ names, email addresses, phone numbers, account numbers, and mileage balances might have been exposed.
Patch Tuesday January 2023
Jan 11, 2023 | Blog, Patch Tuesday
In this issue: January 2023 Patch Tuesday updates and vulnerabilities patched by other vendors, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Citrix, Linux, WordPress, Foxit Reader, and VMware.
Top 7 NEW Action1 Features You Can’t Miss!
Dec 23, 2022 | Blog
To help you navigate through over 400 new features and improvements, we’ve compiled the top seven most-awaited and now available Action1 features.
Patch Tuesday December 2022
Dec 13, 2022 | Blog, Patch Tuesday
This is a review of the most serious patched Patch Tuesday vulnerabilities and those of other Windows software.
How to Choose a Patch Management Software Solution
Nov 29, 2022 | Blog
Get a comprehensive guide on how to choose an effective and reliable patch management software solution.
November 2022 Vulnerability Digest from Action1
Nov 9, 2022 | Blog, Patch Tuesday
This digest explains the most serious vulnerabilities in popular Windows software that have been patched in October.
How to Create a Patch Management Policy
Nov 2, 2022 | Blog
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.
October 2022 Vulnerability Digest from Action1
Oct 12, 2022 | Blog, Patch Tuesday
As usual, we review the most serious vulnerabilities in popular Windows software for which patches were released in September, including those from Patch Tuesday.
Patch Management Crisis? How to Get Over It.
Sep 28, 2022 | Blog
If your company’s patch management process has been halted, where do you start to resolve the problem? How do you get the software upgrade process back to an optimal level after years of issues? Here is a detailed plan.
September 2022 Vulnerability Digest from Action1
Sep 15, 2022 | Blog, Patch Tuesday
As usual, we review the most serious vulnerabilities in popular Windows software for which patches were released during the past month, including those from Patch Tuesday.
6-Step Patch Management Process
Aug 23, 2022 | Blog
Patch management is often a complicated process because many organizations use proprietary software. The lack of enough staff members and strict legal requirements also negatively impact patch management. As a result, organizations need a multi-staged approach to streamline their server patch management process. Here is a six-step patching policy template that you should know.
August 2022 Vulnerability Digest from Action1
Aug 17, 2022 | Blog, Patch Tuesday
Each month, we review the most serious vulnerabilities in popular Windows software for which patches were released during the past month, including those from Patch Tuesday.
In this issue, you will learn about patches for vulnerabilities from Microsoft, Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Foxit PDF Reader, Java, Adobe, VMware.
July 2022 Vulnerability Digest from Action1
Jul 14, 2022 | Blog, Patch Tuesday
This digest explores the most serious vulnerabilities in popular Windows software for which patches have been provided in July’s Patch Tuesday.
How to Fix Windows LSA Spoofing Vulnerability, Still Actively Exploited in the Wild
Jul 8, 2022 | Blog, Patch Tuesday
On the 1st of July 1 CISA has added...