Patch Management Vs. Vulnerability Management: Key Differences
Search Enterprise Desktop, Wednesday, May 8th, 2024
Although patch and vulnerability management are intertwined, they differ in critical ways. It's important to have distinct tools and processes to execute both effectively.
You might think if your IT organization is doing patch management, you're covering the bases when it comes to good security hygiene. But there is more at stake, and experts say it is important for IT to go a step further and implement vulnerability management.
Why? Data breaches continue to increase, and it takes an average of 277 days for security teams to identify and contain one, according to the "Cost of a Data Breach Report 2023" from IBM and Ponemon Institute.