Ignoring software patching spells trouble

[omidomi]

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http://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/Security-Think-Tank-Ignoring-software-patching-spells-trouble

Regularly servicing your infrastructure with software patches is an integral part of keeping systems safe, reliable, supportable and secure. Any company that ignores this is asking for trouble, just like ignoring those worn brake pads on your car. Sooner or later, something will go wrong in an unpatched environment.

While security seems to get the most attention when it comes to patching, do not forget that patching will also keep systems running smoothly. Reliability and uptime are often ignored, plus older software versions quickly go out of support so you might find yourself with the latest and greatest software which is too many patch versions behind to get critical support when you need it..

 

[JM Safe]

Regularly servicing your infrastructure with software patches is an integral part of keeping systems safe, reliable, supportable and secure. Any company that ignores this is asking for trouble, just like ignoring those worn brake pads on your car. Sooner or later, something will go wrong in an unpatched environment.

While security seems to get the most attention when it comes to patching, do not forget that patching will also keep systems running smoothly. Reliability and uptime are often ignored, plus older software versions quickly go out of support so you might find yourself with the latest and greatest software which is too many patch versions behind to get critical support when you need it..

Thanks for this thread @omidomi

 

[Ink]

You would think it was obvious, but you would be surprised about how many either don't update, don't know how, or still using older versions, or the exceptionally smart ones, who disable OS Updates because of reason x.

 

[jamescv7]

Lame maintenance , Many I.T management who are newly on this sector does ignore the patching and other stuffs where mainly focus on the preliminary preparation only which not surprising about numerous incidents.