Top Patch delivers information security products to reduce risk, increase data security and ensure compliance. TopPatch's Remediation Vault™ is the industry’s first peer-to-peer patch distribution product. Even with existing patch management solutions, Remediation Vault ensures completeness, coverage and speed so that vulnerabilities are patched before hackers can exploit them. With Remediation Vault, the vulnerabilities in the software installed on Unix, Linux, BSD, OSX and Window’s operating systems are up to date with the newest security patches. TopPatch services include HIPAA/HITECH compliance management, PCI compliance management, intrusion detection/prevention systems, forensics, end-to-end data privacy compliance management, vulnerability assessment and management, log monitoring and management, FFIEC, GLBA, NCUA, NERC, and SOX compliance.

1. 5 COMMANDMENTS
OF PATCH
MANAGEMENT

2. Top Patch delivers information
security products that reduce risk,
increase data security and ensure
compliance.
• Remediation Vault™: first peer-to-
peer patch distribution product.
• Vulnerabilities patched before
hackers can exploit them.
• Unix, Linux, BSD, OSX and
Windows OS protected with
newest security patches.
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3. 5 Commandments of
Patch Management
Purpose of Patch management:
To proactively mitigate against IT systems
malfunctioning.
1) Nurture a patch and vulnerability group (PVG)
• Mandated to identify and distribute patches.
• Obtains inventory of company’s IT assets.
• Monitors security sources for patch/
vulnerability news.
• Prioritizes how enterprises addresses
remediating vulnerabilities.
• Establishes a database of remedies that can be
applied to enterprise.
• Oversees vulnerability remediation.
• Trains administrators on how to best apply
vulnerability remediation.

4. 5 Commandments of
Patch Management
2) Deploy automated patch management tools
• Manual patching is ineffective:
• Number of patches has increased.
• Attackers more aggressive in code
exploitation.

5. 5 Commandments of
Patch Management
• 3) Phase the deployments
• Address emerging issues within small group.
• Follow up with adoption across entire
business.
• Install patches in:
• Computers with unusual configurations
• Legacy computers
• Non-standard systems
• Multi-platform environments

6. 5 Commandments of
Patch Management
• 4) Utilize standardized configurations
• Difficult for PVG groups to test patches when
devices embrace non-standard
configurations.
• Reduces labor costs.

7. 5 Commandments of
Patch Management
• 5) Measure effectiveness of patch and
vulnerability management initiative
• Enterprise is required to document 3 metrics, with
details:
• Costs
• Mitigation response time
• Susceptibility to attack
• Metrics should have realistic performance targets.

8. Top Patch delivers
information security
products that reduce risk,
increase data security and
ensure compliance
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Management
Alex
Email: alex@toppatch.com
(646) 664-4265
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