Patch management challenges and ways to overcome them using ManageEngine solutions

With targeted attacks and zero-day vulnerabilities on the rise, the window of time between vulnerability disclosure and patch availability is shrinking. Automated patch deployment is a necessity.

Challenge

A new security vulnerability is identified every 90 minutes; however, not every vulnerability needs immediate patching.

Solution

  • Assess them! Identify, evaluate, and prioritize vulnerabilities based on the severity, age, exploit code disclosure, and patch availability.
  • Automate the assessment of vulnerabilities for timely remediation of critical and zero-day vulnerabilities.

Challenge

65 percent of organizations find it difficult to prioritize what needs to be patched first. Is your organization bogged down as well?

Solution

  • Configure a severity-based policy to gauge the health of your machines with respect to missing patches.
  • Automatically deploy Microsoft and non-Microsoft patches by choosing a relevant deployment window.

Challenge

Maloperation of patches can have adverse effects and lead to instability. To patch or not to patch—that is the question.

Solution

  • Test all the patches in your test environment, and scrutinize how they function before approving them.
  • Decline patches for legacy applications, and disable automatic updates to prevent patch-related mishaps.

Challenge

Thanks to the increasing number of endpoints, applications, and vulnerabilities, gaining visibility is difficult!

Solution

  • Our intuitive dashboards provide actionable insights on vulnerabilities along with available and missing patches.
  • Automate the generation of audit-ready patch reports to gain a bird’s-eye view of patched and unpatched machines.

Challenge

Patching local offices, branch offices, and roaming users can be taxing and can cause bandwidth concerns.

Solution

  • Configure customizable deployment policies to cater to the needs of several users, endpoints, and offices.
  • Empower users to download the patches from the vendor’s website directly to reduce the load on the server.

Why ManageEngine ?

Automate patch management for operating systems (Windows, macOS, Linux), servers, and over 850 applications.

Decline buggy patches and disable automatic updates for legacy applications.

Test patches and approve them automatically if they function correctly.

Automatically identify missing patches and exploitable threats through periodic scans.

Automate vulnerability assessment, and comply with cybersecurity regulations.

Avoid bandwidth bottlenecks by scheduling patch deployment.

Manage patches on the go, from scanning to deployment, using the mobile app.

Automate the remediation of sophisticated and zero-day attacks.

Don’t just take our word for it! See what our customers have to say.

  • Piero BacarellaPiero Bacarella,Senior systems engineer, CONSEL (ELIS Consortium)

    "Desktop Central saves a lot of my time. The initial setup was very rapid. In particular, I find the 3rd party application patch management and OS patch management to be fantastic tools. There are a lot of features and they are clear and very simple to use. My experience with Desktop Central has prompted me to renew my license now."

  • Patrick BrownPatrick Brown,IT support specialist, Empower MediaMarketing

    "Our biggest challenge was going to every machine in the company to run updates. Desktop Central has become a great tool that has allowed us to keep track of the latest patches by pushing them out to each machine automatically. I had tested almost nine other pieces of software. Desktop Central was the easiest to use and well worth the money. I don't have to worry about patches anymore."

  • Les NeelyLes Neely,Upward Sports

    "When there has been vulnerabilities that have surfaced I have been able to quickly deploy the patch across our organization. I go home many nights while DC is doing my work for me. DC has become one of our best IT employees!"

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A unified endpoint management solution for automated patch and software deployment, real-time IT asset management, imaging and deploying operating systems, generating audit-ready IT reports, automating routine administrative tasks, monitoring and controlling USB devices, and much more.

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An all-around patching solution that offers automated patch deployment for Windows, macOS, and Linux endpoints, plus patching support for over 650 third-party updates across more than 380 third-party applications. It's available both on-premises and on the cloud.

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