Second of a two-part post. My last article about why patching is hard explained some of the technical challenges related to patching software in large organizations. That people don't patch software ...

Patching-the only way to prevent poorly designed software from breaking everything-no longer works. And there's nothing you can do about it. Except maybe patch less. Or possibly patch more. Early one ...

Organizations that use the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) to prioritize the patching of software security vulnerabilities reduce their potential exploitability compared with randomly ...

Early one Saturday morning last January, from a computer located somewhere within the seven continents, or possibly on the four oceans, someone sent 376 bytes of code inside a single data packet to a ...

Federal regulators are reminding organizations about the importance of identifying and patching software vulnerabilities. But why are these seemingly basic security steps so challenging for so many, ...

Patching has become a ubiquitous part of modern life, with developers releasing software updates in response to the latest bugs and vulnerabilities in their platform. Patch Tuesday, the second Tuesday ...

Almost two-thirds of vulnerabilities on enterprise networks involve flaws that are over two years old that have not been patched, despite fixes being available. This lack of patching is putting ...

Software development has been able to maintain its old-school, insecure approach because the technology industry adopted a less-than-ideal fix for the problem: security applications, a ...

Patching software flaws is often a time-consuming and tedious job, but organisations need to have a clear strategy in place which minimises the potential risks involved with deciding when, or even if, ...

NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Atera, developer of the Data Science-based IT automation platform that combines Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM), Professional Services Automation ...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--XENOptics, a leading enabler of zero touch fiber networks, is showcasing its software-defined patching solution at OFC 2017. The XENOptics solution includes an automated ...

Front Lines is a guest viewpoint section offering perspectives on current issues and events from people working on the front lines of Canada's technology industry. Mary Ann Davidson is the chief ...