PatchCompliance
PatchCompliance refers to the state and process of ensuring that software and firmware across an IT environment are up to date with the patches released by vendors, and that patch deployment complies with organizational policies and regulatory requirements. In practice, patch management covers identifying missing patches, testing them, deploying them, and verifying that systems remain compliant over time.
Key components include asset discovery and inventory to know what needs patching, a patch catalog from vendors
Common metrics include patch compliance rate, mean time to patch (MTTP), time to remediate, and reduction in
Challenges include maintaining accurate asset inventories, especially for cloud instances and mobile devices, managing third-party and
PatchCompliance is relevant to security operations, IT administration, and compliance teams, serving as a cross-cutting discipline