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Secure Your Enterprise
PatchLink Update
Managing security patches can be overwhelming, particularly if you're managing those patches manually. Fortunately, you have many solutions to choose from to automate and manage the process. Aaron Collier chose PatchLink Update for his patch-and vulnerability-management solution. Collier was working in a new infrastructure in which security patches weren't being applied. Collier has used Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) in similar situations as a quick security fix to get all production servers up-to-date. However, according to Collier, WSUS doesn't provide the ease of deployment or the access to third-party application patches that PatchLink Update provides. "PatchLink Update is an all-in-one patch-management application. I still use WSUS for major updates, such as service packs, but for staying current with all the third-party applications installed across our network, PatchLink fills the need perfectly. PatchLink also lets me set patching times, user-intervention parameters, and patch selection."

PatchLink uses its patented Patch Fingerprint technology as the core for its solution, which compiles a digital-inventory profile of all software, hardware, and drivers within your infrastructure. Based on this profile, PatchLink Update reports and archives the versions and dates of existing patches as well as any missing patches to ensure that all systems are accurately patched.

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