Comments on: 6 Tips for a Successful Patching Process http://www.gfi.com/blog/6-tips-successful-patching-process/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=6-tips-successful-patching-process Brought to you by GFI Software Fri, 13 Sep 2013 13:27:20 +0000 hourly 1 By: Danny Sulivan http://www.gfi.com/blog/6-tips-successful-patching-process/comment-page-1/#comment-25404 Danny Sulivan Mon, 14 Mar 2011 07:55:01 +0000 http://www.gfi.com/blog/?p=3118#comment-25404 To implement or use a a patch management system, you must follow several processes. These include the following (in exact order):

-detecting missing security update or patch
-assess the issue
-get or download the patch
-test the patch
-install the patch to your hardware and / or software systems
-be notified to new vulnerabilities about your hardware and / or software systems

Hope this helps.

Chow…

]]> By: Ed Fisher http://www.gfi.com/blog/6-tips-successful-patching-process/comment-page-1/#comment-19626 Ed Fisher Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:58:53 +0000 http://www.gfi.com/blog/?p=3118#comment-19626 Hi Tana,
That’s an excellent point, and one that did make a huge difference to me a couple of years ago.
Thanks for mentioning that!
Ed

]]> By: Tana http://www.gfi.com/blog/6-tips-successful-patching-process/comment-page-1/#comment-19341 Tana Thu, 27 Jan 2011 21:35:27 +0000 http://www.gfi.com/blog/?p=3118#comment-19341 I guess it goes without saying that you should always have a recent backup – this is really a life saver when a patch goes wrong. It depends on what you patch, but sometimes a rollback isn’t possible and in such cases a backup could be the best thing to fall on.

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