Action1 Patch Management
Cloud-native patch management for Windows, macOS and third-party applications.
Patch Management
Automated patch management
Known holes get closed in days, not months.
Addresses 1025 stories in our coverage in the last 90 days 6 products that provide it
What it is
Automated deployment of operating system and application updates to laptops and servers, with deadlines, reporting and the ability to push emergency patches quickly.
How to value it
Most exploited vulnerabilities already have a patch. The gap between a patch being released and installed is the attacker's window, and it is usually measured in weeks. Automation closes it for most devices and frees people for the systems that cannot be patched automatically.
Questions to ask a vendor
- 1Does it patch third-party applications, not just the operating system?
- 2Can we push an emergency patch to all devices within 48 hours, and prove it?
- 3How does it handle devices that are off the network?
- 4What reporting do we get on devices that fail to update?
For your risk register
- Risk
- Exploitation of vulnerabilities that already have a patch.
- Control
- Automated patching with a 14-day standard deadline and a 48-hour emergency deadline.
- Owner
- IT operations lead.
- Measure
- Share of devices fully patched within deadline.
A starting point: set the owner and measure to fit your organisation.
Products that provide it
Listed alphabetically by vendor. A listing is not a recommendation: use the questions above to compare them, or tick up to 3 to see them side by side.
Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management
Risk-based patch management for operating systems and third-party applications.
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
Patch management for operating systems and third-party applications, on premises or in the cloud.
Microsoft Intune
Device management for Windows, macOS, iOS and Android, including update rings and compliance policies.
NinjaOne Patch Management
Automated patching of operating systems and third-party applications from the cloud.
Qualys Patch Management
Patch deployment for operating systems and third-party applications, linked to vulnerability findings.
Recent stories it addresses
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- 16 Oct 2026Researchers Demonstrate OpenBSD Root Exploit Chaining 37-Year-Old Shared-Memory Bug
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- 16 Oct 2026Prolific Chinese espionage group exploits BeyondTrust zero-day
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- 16 Oct 2026In Other News: ICS-Sniper Attack, Hacking XWorm Malware Operators, $250k Chrome Exploit
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- 16 Oct 2026CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog
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