Patchmonitorer

Patchmonitorer is a software platform designed to monitor and manage patch releases for operating systems, applications, and firmware across an organization's environment. It aggregates vulnerability advisories, vendor patch notes, and update feeds to provide visibility into which patches are applicable, their criticality, and the estimated risk they mitigate. The objective is to support timely patching while balancing stability and change risk.

Key capabilities typically include automated ingestion of patch information from multiple sources, applicability analysis for discovered systems, and prioritization by severity and exposure, along with alerting and reporting. Many implementations offer integration with IT service management and automation tools to trigger patch deployment work orders or runbooks, and provide dashboards for compliance auditing and risk tracking.

Architecturally, patchmonitorer often comprises data ingest connectors, a patch catalog, a risk scoring or policy engine, a workflow engine, an audit log, and a user interface with API access. Ingestors support feeds from vendor advisories, CVE databases, and compliance standards. The system may also include testing and rollback support, staging environments, and reconciliation with asset inventories.

Patchmonitorer is used by IT operations, security teams, and compliance officers to streamline patch management, reduce exposure to known vulnerabilities, and demonstrate regulatory compliance. Adoption ranges from small teams to large enterprises, and some variants are offered as commercial products, while open-source projects may provide modular implementations.

See also: patch management, vulnerability management, asset inventory, change management.