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Standards and References - Patch Management Workflow

Industry Standards

  • NIST SP 800-40 Rev 4: Guide to Enterprise Patch Management Planning
  • NIST SP 800-53 SI-2: Flaw Remediation control
  • CIS Controls v8 Control 7.3: Perform automated patch management
  • PCI DSS v4.0 Req 6.3: Identify and address security vulnerabilities
  • ISO 27001:2022 A.8.8: Management of technical vulnerabilities

Patch Management Tools

Tool Platform Type License
WSUS Windows Microsoft native Free with Windows Server
SCCM/MECM Windows/Linux Enterprise endpoint management Microsoft licensing
Ansible Linux/Windows Agentless automation Open source / Red Hat
Intune Windows/macOS/iOS/Android Cloud MDM/MAM Microsoft 365
Jamf Pro macOS/iOS Apple device management Commercial
Ivanti Patch Multi-platform Enterprise patching Commercial
ManageEngine Multi-platform IT management suite Commercial

Vendor Patch Schedules

Vendor Schedule Source
Microsoft Second Tuesday monthly https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide
Adobe Second Tuesday monthly https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products.html
Oracle Quarterly (Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct) https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/
Cisco As needed https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center
Linux distributions Continuous Distribution-specific advisories