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+# Workflows - Patch Tuesday Response Process
+
+## Workflow 1: Monthly Patch Tuesday Lifecycle
+
+```
+Week 1 (Patch Tuesday):
+  Mon: Pre-staging, verify infrastructure readiness
+  Tue: Patch release, triage, zero-day emergency deployment
+  Wed: Scan environment, update signatures, gap analysis
+  Thu: Begin pilot deployment (Ring 1)
+  Fri: Monitor pilot, document issues
+
+Week 2:
+  Mon-Wed: Production server deployment (Ring 2)
+  Thu-Fri: Monitor server health, rollback if needed
+
+Week 3:
+  Mon-Fri: Workstation deployment (Ring 3)
+
+Week 4:
+  Mon-Wed: Catch stragglers (Ring 4)
+  Thu: Validation scanning
+  Fri: Compliance report, close change tickets
+```
+
+## Workflow 2: Zero-Day Emergency Response
+
+```
+┌──────────────────┐     ┌──────────────────┐     ┌──────────────────┐
+│ Zero-Day CVE     │────>│ CISO Approves    │────>│ Emergency Change │
+│ Identified       │     │ Emergency Patch  │     │ Ticket Created   │
+└──────────────────┘     └──────────────────┘     └──────────────────┘
+                                                          │
+        ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+        v
+┌──────────────────┐     ┌──────────────────┐     ┌──────────────────┐
+│ Quick Smoke Test │────>│ Deploy to Ring 0 │────>│ Monitor for      │
+│ (1-2 hours)      │     │ (Critical Assets)│     │ Issues (4 hours) │
+└──────────────────┘     └──────────────────┘     └──────────────────┘
+        │
+        v
+┌──────────────────┐     ┌──────────────────┐
+│ Broader Rollout  │────>│ Validation Scan  │
+│ (All Rings)      │     │ & Report         │
+└──────────────────┘     └──────────────────┘
+```
+
+## Workflow 3: Patch Compliance Tracking
+
+| Metric | Target | Measurement |
+|--------|--------|-------------|
+| Zero-day patch rate | 100% in 48 hours | SCCM compliance report |
+| Critical patch rate | 95% in 7 days | Vulnerability scan delta |
+| High patch rate | 90% in 14 days | Vulnerability scan delta |
+| Overall compliance | 95% in 30 days | Monthly compliance dashboard |
+| Exception documentation | 100% documented | GRC platform audit |