{"id":52681,"date":"2021-09-01T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-jc-marketing-site.pantheonsite.io\/?p=52681"},"modified":"2024-08-14T17:19:02","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T21:19:02","slug":"what-is-patch-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/blog\/what-is-patch-management","title":{"rendered":"What is Patch Management and Why is it Important?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The number of cyberattacks is rapidly rising in organizations with each passing day. For companies with multiple servers and endpoints, ensuring that all of them are updated is complex and time-consuming. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patch management can help you solve software issues which can potentially compromise your systems, especially as corporate systems diversify with approaches such as bring your own device (BYOD)<\/a> and remote devices. While other reasons may prompt the creation of patches by vendors, security and stability are the main drivers here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article, we\u2019ll take a look at what patch management software<\/a> is, what needs to be patched across your IT landscape, and why it\u2019s so important. On top of this, we will also answer frequently asked questions (FAQs) about patch management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Patch Management?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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