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Livne explains the role of effective patch management in minimizing business risk and maintaining strong cybersecurity.
Can you speak to the importance of a good patch management strategy in reducing business risk?
A good patch management strategy is crucial because it reduces business risk by closing off pathways malicious actors can utilize to spread laterally into critical environments.
An effective patch management strategy can enhance an organization's security, streamline the security team's efforts, lower cybersecurity insurance premiums, and enable security leaders to effectively quantify and communicate cyber risk to the board and senior executives.
To ensure our patch management solution remains effective against emerging threats, we leverage this comprehensive database, implementing smart automation techniques to address new risks as soon as they are discovered, and use data-driven approaches to minimize operational risks during patch deployment.
Customers using Qualys for patch management typically see remediation times improve by 43%, patch rates increase by 93%, and tickets close 60% faster.