The Patch and Vulnerability Management Symbiotic Relationship
Key Takeaways
⇨ Patch Management Preparation: Effective SAP Patch Management involves several steps, including analyzing components, retrieving relevant security patches, defining an installation strategy, implementing patches, and deploying them through development, testing, and production environments.
⇨ Vulnerability Management Scope: SAP Vulnerability Management encompasses user and identity management, authentication, roles and authorization, custom code security, security hardening, and securing SAP code through timely installation of security corrections.
⇨ Holistic Approach: Comprehensive SAP Vulnerability Management integrates patching and monitoring within the broader context of application and system security, ensuring a robust defense against potential vulnerabilities.
IT professionals turn to patch management and vulnerability management procedures to mitigate hackers. Each process is unique; however, both are frequently used. Vulnerability management covers many risks, whereas patch management concentrates on identifying relevant patches and timely implementing security-relevant software updates for specific bugs or faults. Vulnerability management and patch management are both required processes to reduce attack surfaces.
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