Gartner said it loud and clear: “Over 90% of cyber attacks exploit known security flaws for which a patch is available”. Download your copy of a new e-book, The Complete Patch Management Book: A Technical Exploration and Practical Guide of Patch Management. Authors Anne Stanton and Susan Bradley, well known and respected contributors to the patch community and patchmanagement.org, know what they write about—they experience it everyday.
Get a grip on the how’s and why’s of patching. Learn how risky it is to avoid patching. Find valuable help for creating patch policies. Follow systematic procedures in setting up patch scenarios. Additional chapters cover ways enforcing policies, managing issues, the dangers of patch inaction, and the business justification for pro-active patching. The Complete Patch Management Book is “Intelligent, coherent, technically accurate information,” says Gregory LaFollette CPA Technology Advisor.
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