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Security Exposure: Software Portfolios
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Publish date: 02/01/2010
Date posted: 05/26/2010
Overview
Unlike back-ups, we still lack the technology, processes, or a common standard to facilitate the automated patching of diverse programs, across different vendors, at global scale. Major software vendors could afford the development and continued operation of state-of-the-art update processes. However, the increasing number of 3rd party programs, plug-ins, and technologies creates new challenges. Read a full empirical analysis of the patching challenge faced by the average private user.
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