Security Patch Management White Papers

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2010 Endpoint Risk Assessment: Internal Vulnerabilities
sponsored by Promisec
WHITE PAPER: This study will show you the most common security issues that were found and how they were dealt with by the various organizations.
Posted: 23 May 2011 | Published: 23 May 2011

Promisec

Five tips to reduce risk from modern web threats
sponsored by Sophos
WHITE PAPER: To meet the challenges to your security, you need to put in place user education and awareness, preventive measures and a modern web security solution. This guide covers five essential preventive measures you should implement to reduce your risk and keep ahead of the threats.
Posted: 06 Apr 2012 | Published: 05 Apr 2012

Sophos

Guide: Patch Authority Ultimate
sponsored by ScriptLogic Corporation
WHITE PAPER: With exploits for known vulnerabilities unleashed on the Internet within as little as 5 days from the release of new patches from Microsoft, it is imperative your desktops and servers be regularly updated to keep them safe from attack.
Posted: 27 Aug 2009 | Published: 27 Aug 2009

ScriptLogic Corporation

E Is for Endpoint: Six Security Strategies for Highly Effective IT Professionals
sponsored by Lumension
WHITE PAPER: Security professionals know that effective endpoint protection calls for a layered, defense-in-depth approach. But endpoint security now requires a new way of thinking that goes beyond just battling threats to actually enable operational improvement. Read this whitepaper to learn the six steps you need to think different about endpoint security.
Posted: 23 Jan 2012 | Published: 23 Jan 2012

Lumension

Patch Management 2.0: Evolving Your Patch Management Technology to Proactively Combat Security Challenges
sponsored by Lumension
WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to get up-to-date technology alternatives to help better manage your patch management environment.
Posted: 10 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2008

Lumension

Realizing the Economic Benefits of Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This paper examines areas of potential optimization, shows how day-to-day IT management processes can contribute to – rather than detracts from – that optimization, and provides an ROI analysis with an example scenario based on actual deployments.
Posted: 31 Mar 2011 | Published: 22 Mar 2011

Oracle Corporation

Trend Micro’s End-to-End Vulnerability Management: A New Approach to Layered Security
sponsored by Trend Micro, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: An explosion in system and application vulnerabilities has been met with new ways to attack these weaknesses. In this paper, EMA analysts take a look at factors driving the need for increased security, and how new approaches to mitigating vulnerabilities such as virtual patching or remediation, provide more ways to deliver vulnerability management.
Posted: 31 Jan 2011 | Published: 31 Jan 2011

Trend Micro, Inc.

Why "Free" Patch Management Tools Could Cost You More
sponsored by Lumension
WHITE PAPER: While "free" tools appear to be an enticing solution for patch management, looking deeper into the needs of the organization leads to selection of a more complete patch management solution which results in reduced long-term risk and optimized operating expense.
Posted: 12 Aug 2009 | Published: 01 Nov 2008

Lumension

Best Practices in Lifecycle Management: Comparing Suites from Dell KACE, Symantec, LANDesk, and Microsoft
sponsored by Dell KACE
WHITE PAPER: This white paper points out the challenges of selecting a lifecycle management tool and presents a comparison of various technologies on the market. Explore 45 key features across seven areas, including discovery, inventory, asset management, and more.
Posted: 08 Aug 2011 | Published: 01 Jan 2011

Dell KACE

Ponemon - Costs and Consequences of Gaps in Vulnerability Response
sponsored by ServiceNow
WHITE PAPER: Ponemon Institute surveyed almost 3,000 IT security professionals across the globe to understand how organizations are responding to vulnerabilities. This paper presents the findings of the most recent report and compares it to the 2018 study – read on for the complete results.
Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 06 Aug 2020

ServiceNow