In business, one of the most important things to consider is the strength of your IT security. Unlike personal security, business IT security keeps critical systems, staff, and consumer information safe from attacks and leaks. There are always upgrades rolling out to combat the constant barrage of attacks, but if your business patch management in your IT department is not properly applied, your whole company may be at risk.

Why Is Patch Management Important?

Patch Management is the main method in which companies of all sizes mitigate security vulnerabilities. The IT department is tasked with securing software, servers, technology, and other hardware to both install and test patches to maintain a high level of security. This seemingly simple task is one that most companies struggle to keep up with, and your business is most likely no different. Effective patch management will allow you to protect yourself from the thousands of vulnerabilities that are a part of doing business. In fact, in 2018 alone, there were 16,500 security vulnerabilities reported, and that number has grown exponentially as hackers learn and ramp up their efforts to steal your business information.

Does Your Business Have Security Gaps?

Security gaps in your business can result in a loss of critical data, violate privacy laws, and even lead to security breaches. If you think your patch management or overall IT protocols are ineffective, the best way to find out is by performing an Information Security Risk Assessment. This will allow you to uncover the risk to your business and data security so that you can upgrade your safeguards. Think for a moment how often you or your staff snooze the update notifications on their PCs or other work-related devices. These notifications are critical updates that allow your business's information to remain safe and out of the hands of nefarious parties. By neglecting these critical updates, your business is being left vulnerable to data breaches and more.

Does Your Business Have The Patches You Need To Stay Safe?

Security patches are used to repair or prevent an IT vulnerability once a problem has been identified. If you don't have an IT team constantly looking for updates, chances are your patch management protocol is creating a gap in your business security. There are many different types of patches; Hotfix patches are often released on the fly while a program is live, Point release patches don't change features but rater update to fix minor flaws.

Security patches are critical and are released when a weakness needs to be fixed to correct and identify a vulnerability. Service pack patches are also considered major and update or change large sections of a program. There are also unofficial patches that private users make to fix a problem on their local systems or the more popular monkey patch that fixes a plug-in. As a business owner or IT professional, maintaining a proper patch management protocol is essential to protect a business and its consumers.

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Managing your organisation's security is a key component to keeping your systems and data safe. By proactively monitoring, testing and fixing issues, our tailored managed IT Security service provides peace of mind and delivers the uptime expected in our digital world. Effective IT security has to consider many layers of protection. The more layers you protect, the more effective the security solution will be and the lower the risk of a compromised network or device. We provide an advanced level of protection that will monitor your devices and network against more sophisticated attacks. As part of our cyber CSAAS solutions, we'll proactively look after your IT network with best practice measures designed to keep your business safe from cybercrime.

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We have developed our own Cyber Security Framework, based on the principles of Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001. This framework includes the rules and policies required to keep your business safe from common threats and protect you against staff accidents, password losses or external breach attempts.

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