The actors behind SamSam launched a devastating attack against Allscripts in January, 2018. As Allscripts worked its incident response plan, things started to unravel. Here are the lessons learned.

When it comes to patch management, there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to doing a job no one wants to do: update software for new features, or the more troubling task, fixing a security hole before ...

When it comes to security, there are two disciplines that every organization should follow: producing secure code and practicing good cyber hygiene. As the developer produces code, it's imperative to ...

Software updates play a critical role in protecting systems from cyber threats as well as providing new and improved functionality to software products. They are necessary to patch vulnerabilities ...

A few years back, business came to a grinding halt for a European supermarket chain when it was infected with the Conficker virus. The virus caused the system to slowly use up all the system resources ...

When it comes to patching endpoints, systems and sensors across an enterprise, complacency kills. For many IT and security teams, it's a slow burn of months of seven-day weeks trying to recover from a ...

Microsoft’s Windows Update patch management program has a critical shortcoming that in some cases could fool users into thinking their systems are properly patched against some vulnerabilities when in ...

Don’t let cybercriminals access your endpoints and networks through known vulnerabilities. Automate your school’s software updates to keep users safe. At Millard Public Schools in Nebraska, District ...

Patch management wasn’t a burning concern for many users of Microsoft Corp.’s Systems Management Server when they purchased earlier editions of the software. But that mind-set is changing. A set of ...

Patch management software helps organizations acquire, test and install code to fix known vulnerabilities in operating systems and applications. It also helps them assess exposure and prioritize ...