We face the same dilemma every patch cycle: Patching fast closes security holes but breaks systems. Patching slow allows more testing but leaves you exposed.
AI-powered vulnerability discovery is accelerating the release of Windows and application patches, while attackers are using the same technologies to find and chain vulnerabilities faster than ever.
That’s not hype: There is a clear temporal correlation between the rollout of AI-powered vulnerability discovery systems such as Claude Mythos and MDASH and an increase in patches coming out for Windows and Windows apps.
Solution: Begin deployment immediately to a limited set of carefully chosen systems and accelerate rollout while automatically stopping deployment if problems are detected. That is the premise of this real training for free event. But it can be applied in different ways depending on the workload. This time we’re going to focus on Windows 11 systems on-prem and at large.
Those limited systems that you patch early must be chosen with careful precision. It can’t just be some “test” systems or only those in IT or some random sample. We will discuss how the following criteria need to be considered:
- Hardware
- 3rd party apps
- Business processes
- Departments
- User roles
We will also look at automation techniques to speed up the deployment process and automatically apply the brakes if necessary, using:
- Rings
- Tagging scripts
- Workload testing scripts
- Help desk ticket monitoring
- Leveraging identity information in AD and Entra
We will also talk about real world problem scenarios caused by patches and how to detect them early on.
Our sponsor is Action1, and I'm joined by Gene Moody, who specializes in helping organizations safely accelerate patch deployment while reducing risk. Gene will briefly show you how to deploy patches safer and more structured but still in as close to live time as your policies are comfortable allowing. We will look at how to stage updates into update rings to ensure safe and rapid rollout. We will also discuss and demonstrate how through accurate inventory and automation one can achieve more comprehensive patch compliance.
Please join us for this real training for free event.