NETWORK AND COMPUTER PATCH MANAGEMENT

Unfortunately, threats exist in today's computing environment that necessitate the constant protection of the sensitive data via patch management. Threats can come from a variety of sources, including an attacker trying to steal the information, a software application that has a security flaw, or even a natural disaster, such as a fire or flood. You need to design your network with these threats in mind and ensure that your design can respond to each threat.

The amount of security that an organization needs is a balance between the cost of implementation of the security and the potential cost and likelihood of each threat. Our company tries always to find the right balance, and takes into account the likelihood of the threat occurring and its impact if it does versus the cost of implementing the protection.

Most computers are inherently nonsecure until you configure and install security measures. You need to ensure that computers have already been configured for the proper security to whatever degree is possible before you connect them to a network. This will keep an attacker from taking advantage of the default security settings during
installation. You need to establish a baseline for security so that you know what the network is supposed to look like and how it should perform. It's important to make certain that you are not under an attack when you establish a baseline because the attack could become part of the baseline, making it harder to detect future attacks.