Security News > 2021 > September > The complexities of vulnerability remediation and proactive patching

In this interview with Help Net Security, Eran Livne, Director, Product Management, Endpoint Remediation at Qualys, discusses vulnerability remediation complexity, the challenges related to proactive patching, as well as Qualys Patch Management.

Most vulnerability remediation involves multiple teams and processes - first, a scanning tool identifies vulnerabilities, and then they are passed to the patching team for remediation.

A lack of alignment between vulnerability and patch processes and the manual efforts required for vulnerability remediation are among the key causes of delayed patching.

As patching iTunes typically does not introduce a high operational risk, Qualys can recommend the customer focus on proactively patching iTunes and guide the customer in creating an automation job that will ensure iTunes is always up to date.

Leveraging Qualys vulnerability data and corresponding RTIs, organizations can create zero-touch patch jobs that automatically apply relevant patches when a new vulnerability with a specific risk is discovered on an asset.

The quick application of low operational risk patches also reduces the overall time to remediation improving vulnerability SLAs.

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