The (Application) Patching Manifesto

Patching programs are a part of every organization; Patch-Tuesday rolls around and the IT staff tests and pushes out patches for Windows. Unfortunately, when it comes to application dependencies most organizations are woefully behind – yet the bad gu...

Patching programs are a part of every organization; Patch-Tuesday rolls around and the IT staff tests and pushes out patches for Windows. Unfortunately, when it comes to application dependencies most organizations are woefully behind – yet the bad guys have been stepping up their game. This talk will cover why the problem exists and what organizations can do to improve. We will also discuss techniques to limit exposure between security patch release and deployment.