Reading Time: 2 minutes Ignoring advice to patch systems can have severe consequences – as victims of the WannaCry and NotPetya ransomware attacks know. Earlier this year, Microsoft became aware of vulnerabilities in its legacy operating systems – Windows XP and Windows 7 OS versions – regarding the SMB v1 protocol, and it issued appropriate patches for the same….

Reading Time: 2 minutes You have decided to purchase a Patch Management Software – that’s a good decision. Now, you must be wondering what features you need to look for when deciding on buying the software. There are a plethora of patch management softwares available, and hence picking the right one out will not be an easy task. Why…

Reading Time: 3 minutes The WannaCry ransomware attack, which was one of the largest cyber attacks faced recently, was based on exploit of a Windows OS vulnerability. Just a couple of months earlier, Microsoft had released patches in its MS 17-010 security update. This ransomware that spread across hundreds of countries and infected thousands of computers could have been…

Reading Time: 3 minutes For those of us who have a credit report, there’s a good chance that our sensitive personal information was exposed in a data breach at Equifax. They have since published steps to take to help protect information from being misused. Although we are unlikely to know the full effects of the Equifax security breach any…

Reading Time: 3 minutes There are a few rules associated with patch management which everyone implementing these tools should know to make the most of them. Rules which form the core of the patch management process, without which the whole process—no matter however meticulously planned—will eventually fail to safeguard your network against various security threats out there. Here is…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Every component of an operating system adds new functionality, and at the same time, creates potential openings for new forms of malware. Recently, a potential risk was identified with the Microsoft Windows subsystem for Linux (WSL), which is now part of Microsoft Windows 10. It should be noted that at the time of writing, this…

Reading Time: 2 minutes Many enterprises are not giving due importance to patch management. Is this because they do not fully understand the importance of patch management? If the recent WannaCry attacks are anything to go by, the answer is most likely “yes.” What Is Patch Management? Patch Management is an activity that ensures all operating systems (OS), application…

Reading Time: 2 minutes Some people would love to work for a highly ethical company, one where trust is absolute, and everyone is treated equally. Where peace and love are considered the only attributes. The challenge is these places are few and far between. Imagine a place where you accept a job, and the company performs a background check….

Reading Time: 3 minutes It has been established without a doubt that patch management is very important. Now the question is, how to do it correctly? Though this is a challenging task, enterprises can put an effective patch management system in place. There are numerous patch management softwares available in the market. Choosing the correct software is of paramount…

Reading Time: 2 minutes One of the most iconic films has to be Casablanca, the Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman classic about a nightclub in North Africa. One of the most remembered lines (apart from the line that is not actually in the film, “play it again Sam”) has to be the comment from the corrupt policeman Captain Renault,…