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Patching Pain: Why Enterprises Still Struggle And How To Fix It

technative, Friday, December 19th, 2025

We know the risks, the roadblocks, and the solutions - and yet patching remains a problem for enterprises big and small.

A recent study found that, at any given time, half of all mobile operating systems are out of date. Another found that just over half of Macs in the workplace are unprotected by the latest update. This is a security issue because patches address newly discovered weaknesses. If left open, hackers (now armed with automated tools that make the job easier) can find a way in.

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