A patch is small program that updates another program, usually to fix a specific issue. Patches are also often called fixes.
A patch is small program that updates another program, usually to fix a specific issue. Patches are also often called fixes.
Questions tagged [patching]
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Patching operational technology products in a manufacturing assembly line?
I have recently moved to the manufacturing sector to take care of security of systems/products, specifically operational technology (OT) products. Based on a recent US CISA advisory, I had to apply a patch to multiple units of the same…
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Fix vulnerabilities in ALL applications, or only client-facing ones?
Given a setup where we have nginx sat in a DMZ serving static content, forwarding (REST/WS) requests through a firewall to tomcat running on a server where other applications are also running:
YOU <> [FW:443] <> (NGINX) <> [FW:8443] <> (TOMCAT)
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What is the difference between APSA and APSB?
What would be the difference between Adobe APSA and APSB security bulletins / advisories?
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What account should be used to install SQL Server 2008 patches?
The company I work for is currently going undertaking a project to remediate (among other things) a pen-test finding that a privileged domain-level account (which was compromised by the pen-testers during the audit) was being used for multiple…
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Is there a place where we can see which Microsoft's KB replaces which Microsoft's KB?
Do you If there is a simple listing of which KB replaces which KB in Microsoft development because every report from Microsoft explain one by one which KB replaces which KB, but I can't find a place where this will be all gathered.
Microsoft Report…
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Patch Advisory Board - feasibility of implementation
I'm working for a public sector organisation (around 6000 staff) with a mixed IT skill set. We're looking at setting up a patch advisory board to assist in server patching.
The plan is to have a team from different areas of the business (Apps, DBs,…
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