What Is Risk-Based Patch Management (RBPM)?
Search Security, Tuesday, May 7th, 2024
Risk-based patch management (RBPM) is an approach to implementing patches to fix software code that prioritizes patches that address security issues posing the highest risk to the organization.
RBPM is a more sophisticated approach to patch management than traditional methods, which apply patches based on general risk assessments that don't take into account the risks specific to an organization.
Patch management is a longstanding practice in IT departments. Software makers issue patches, or code changes, to fix performance bugs or security vulnerabilities they have identified in their software. They also use patches to add features.