Security News > 2021 > September > Why organizations are slow to patch even high-profile vulnerabilities
A report released Wednesday by cybersecurity firm Trustwave looks at why security flaws often go unpatched and how organizations can beef up their patch management.
The report found that despite the high severity of some of the security flaws that popped up, more than 50% of the servers were unprotected weeks and even months after an update had been released.
Second, not all organizations have the staff or personnel available to focus exclusively on patch management.
Third, some organizations lack the right process or strategy for fully testing, installing and deploying security patches.
To help organizations get a better handle on their patch management, Trustwave offers the following four recommendations.
Ask the owner of each system to access its current status and devise a patch management plan by working with the security team.