Secunia Blog Is Patch Management evolving?

Recently, I was asked the question: “How would you characterize the traditional patch management space compared to how the market is evolving?” This was my answer: Patch management is a discipline that’s not evolving as fast as the markets. The main reason is that, as a rule, discussions about evolving patch management practices don’t get support from senior management, therefore end up not being prioritized by IT professionals. The root cause of this challenge is in the fact that patch management is traditionally an IT Operations function and rarely treated as an integral part of…