Patch Management

Lexington, KY

Protect your organization’s software through Box Lake’s patch management located just outside of Lexington, KY.

What is Patch Management?

Cyber criminals are constantly developing new attack techniques and finding new vulnerabilities within common software. Software developers produce patches to fix these issues as they are exposed. Many developers even proactively research where vulnerabilities are before the wrong people find them.

Patch management is a method of updating a site, server, or device to protect it against a security vulnerability or other known issue. Common patches include bug fixes, feature improvements, and security fixes. Applications, websites, and operating systems can all be patched. Not updating patches as they become available leaves your organization vulnerable to malicious actors.

Why Patch Management

Patches are key to ensuring your software runs as it should, with benefits like:

Increased productivity with up-to-date software with new features and free from unnecessary lagging.
Improved security with protection from software vulnerabilities.
Decreased downtime from quick updates, preventing issues from spiraling out of control.

Over 200,000 computers across the world were affected by ransomware, which would have been prevented had they updated a patch to fix the security concern. Updating patches can even be important to maintain compliance with regulations like GDPR and HIPAA.