As the saying goes, "no man is an island." This statement holds in today's cybersecurity landscape.

As vulnerabilities and threats become more sophisticated, having a reliable and automated Mac patch management solution for your organization's devices is essential. This is important if you are using a lot of custom applications that may be hard to update. 

MITRE ATT&K and the Pyramid of Pain: An Introduction

Before we delve into the MITRE ATT&CK framework, I’d like to give a little context to set the stage. Though wheels are turning, much of cybersecurity is still mired in “tradition.” That is to say, analysts are reading reports, journals, academic papers, news stories, etc. Relevant data is then transferred to a database or stored in their personal biological hard drive, their head. All of this data is then transferred to written reports that are then given to consumers.

When it comes to the productivity of employees, few things are as valuable as each user selecting the tools that work best for them. For IT, this means creating an environment that helps employees select their preferred OS platform. When given the opportunity, many users will choose the Mac operating system. 

To reduce the risk of vulnerabilities, IT administrators must ensure the devices they manage, which sometimes includes Mac devices, have the latest updates installed, even if support for Mac is not their major competency. 

In an ideal world, security teams would remediate all vulnerabilities as soon as they are discovered, eliminating both small and large risks. However, zero inboxing in the world of vulnerability management is a mere pipe dream. 

This article will give you an insight into virtual patching, what makes patching hard for businesses, the value of virtual patching and how to fix virtual patching issues. Let’s get started.

Patch management is the process of acquiring, testing and installing updates on computers. It is mostly done by organizations as part of their internal efforts to fix issues with the different versions of software programs. Additionally, patch management also helps to evaluate existing software programs and detect any potential lack of security features.