Patch FAQs - Patch Compliance Reporting - Tanium Tech Talks #75
In this installment of the Tanium Patch FAQ series we learn how to build patch compliance reports with your own SLAs. CHAPTERS.
Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance
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Patching
Under the hood of CVE patching
Addressing Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures, known as CVE patching, is a practice of applying updates to software (patching) to address security vulnerabilities. CVE patching is your shield against the threat of malicious actors exploiting such weaknesses and is of crucial importance for every organization’s cybersecurity. This post will cover the basics of CVE patching: the roles and stakeholders, the step-by-step process, and common mistakes to avoid.
The History of Patch Tuesday: Looking back at the first 20 years
One of the most critical aspects of cybersecurity is ensuring that all software is kept up to date with the latest patches. This is necessary to cover any vulnerabilities that cybercriminals could take advantage of in order to infiltrate an organization and launch an attack. With the volume of updates and the effort needed to install and configure them, it is good to know precisely when patches will be released.
Keep Your Software Update Routine Strong
Software is an essential part of our online experience. Whether it’s our operating systems, web browsers, or the apps we use daily, software plays a crucial role in our lives. However, with great convenience comes a big responsibility, and one of the most essential aspects of online safety is keeping your software updated regularly. In this blog, we’ll explore the significance of keeping your software up-to-date.
ICS Environments and Patch Management: What to Do If You Can't Patch
The evolution of the cyber threat landscape highlights the need for organizations to strengthen their ability to identify, analyze, and evaluate cyber risks before they evolve into security incidents. Known unpatched vulnerabilities are often exploited by criminals to penetrate Industrial Control Systems (ICS) environments and disrupt critical operations.
5 Risks Of Outdated Software & Operating Systems
One of the most common ways that hackers target organizations is by exploiting vulnerabilities in outdated software. Outdated software risks can leave you open to a variety of hacks, including ransomware, malware, data breaches, and more. The fact is, failing to update your software doesn’t just mean you’re missing out on the latest version—it means you could expose your organization to major security vulnerabilities, like the widespread Apache Log4j2 vulnerability.
Virtual Patching: the solution to Windows 10 EOL
Windows 10, which is still the most widely deployed operating system on desktops, has announced end of support for October 14, 2025. The current version, 22H2, will be the last version of Windows 10, which means that Microsoft will stop providing support and security updates for that particular version and any vulnerabilities discovered after the EOL (End of Life) date will not be fixed by Microsoft, leaving your operating system, and that of your customers, exposed to security risks.
Why is Software Vulnerability Patching Crucial for Your Software and Application Security?
Software vulnerability patching plays a critical role in safeguarding your code base, software, applications, computer systems, and networks against potential threats, and ensuring they’re compliant, and optimized for efficiency. Organizations’ codebases have become increasingly complex, involving sophisticated relationships between components and their dependencies.
Bugged by vulnerabilities? This is what you need
Twenty-five percent: Any idea what this percentage is referring to? Let’s take some wild guesses: A five-year CAGR of your investments? Your yearly salary hike? If any of your guesses were remotely close to these happy responses, we’re sorry to break your heart! This percentage depicts the rise in the number of identified vulnerabilities in 2022 over the previous year. 2022 saw an alarming spike of 25% in identified vulnerabilities, the count rising to 25,227 from 20,171 previously.
Tanium Patch: Zero Touch + Self Service - Tanium Tech Talks #64
"Reliable, verifiable, zero-touch patching." On today's Tanium Tech Talk learn about Zero Touch patching and Self Service. The everyday block and tackle of IT operations is patching. The security teams needs it to cover the holes. The risk team needs to satisfy compliance. And the ops team is stuck doing it. That has been the story for years… until Tanium. Today we're going to see how Tanium has turned patching into quite literally a "set it and forget it" activity where everybody wins, even the end user. It truly is a game changer.