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Over 60% of successful cyberattacks exploit vulnerabilities that already had a patch available. The gap between patch release and patch deployment is where attackers live. Infraspine's automated patch management service eliminates that gap — systematically patching every OS, every application, and every endpoint in your environment on a structured schedule, with full compliance reporting and emergency zero-day response when critical CVEs are published.
The Ponemon Institute reports that 57% of organisations that suffered a data breach in the past year were breached through a vulnerability for which a patch was available but not applied. The WannaCry ransomware attack — which cost organisations worldwide over $4 billion — exploited a Windows vulnerability for which Microsoft had released a patch two months earlier. EternalBlue, BlueKeep, Log4Shell: the most destructive attacks of the past decade were all preventable with timely patching.
The problem is that manual patching at scale is genuinely difficult. Every operating system has a different update mechanism. Every application patches differently. Testing patches before production deployment requires dedicated processes and a staging environment. And doing it all during maintenance windows without disrupting business operations requires coordination and tooling that most IT teams — especially lean ones — simply do not have the bandwidth to manage properly.
Compliance requirements make this more pressing. ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials, PCI-DSS, and the SECP's IT security guidelines for financial institutions all mandate systematic patch management as a control. A compliance audit failure due to unpatched systems is not just an IT problem — it is a business risk and a potential regulatory sanction. Infraspine's patch management service provides the systematic process, tooling, and evidence you need to satisfy both security and compliance requirements.
Our Patch Deployment Workflow
Every OS platform, every application category, with a tested workflow that prevents patch-related outages.
Systematic monthly patch cycles covering all major operating system platforms across your managed endpoint and server fleet. Windows Server and desktop patches are deployed through WSUS or third-party RMM with controlled scheduling to avoid disrupting business hours. Linux package updates are managed through automated scripts with pre-flight checks. macOS devices managed through MDM receive updates on the same coordinated schedule, ensuring your entire OS estate is consistently patched without manual intervention.
Operating system patches alone cover less than half the attack surface. Third-party applications — browsers, PDF readers, media players, development tools, productivity suites — are consistently among the most exploited software on managed endpoints. Our third-party patching catalogue covers over 500 common business applications, automatically detecting installed versions, identifying available updates, and deploying patches on the same controlled schedule as OS updates. Chrome, Firefox, Adobe Reader, 7-Zip, Zoom, and hundreds more are kept current.
Deploying patches directly to production without testing is how organisations end up with broken applications on Monday morning. Our patch workflow always includes a testing phase: patches are first applied to a staging group of representative endpoints and servers, monitored for 48–72 hours for application compatibility issues or performance impacts, and only then promoted to the full production fleet. This staged approach catches the relatively rare but very damaging patch-related breakage before it affects your entire organisation.
When a patch does cause a problem — which is rare but happens — fast rollback capability is the difference between a minor inconvenience and a prolonged outage. Before every patch deployment, our process includes a pre-snapshot or checkpoint on virtualised systems and a verified backup confirmation on physical servers. This means that in the event of a patch-related regression, we can roll back to a known-good state within minutes rather than spending hours attempting manual repairs.
Patch compliance is not just an operational metric — it is a regulatory requirement for ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, and many other frameworks. Our monthly patch compliance reports provide per-device patch status, outstanding CVE exposure for unpatched vulnerabilities, days since last successful patch run, and exception justification for any device excluded from the standard patch schedule. These reports are formatted to satisfy auditor requirements and are retained for a minimum of 12 months.
When a critical zero-day vulnerability is disclosed — such as a Log4Shell, PrintNightmare, or Exchange ProxyLogon — waiting for the next monthly patch cycle is not an option. Our emergency response process activates within hours of a critical CVE being published with a CVSS score of 9.0 or higher. We assess impact across your environment, apply available vendor patches within 72 hours, and implement compensating controls (firewall rules, service disablement) immediately where patches are not yet available.
Patch Management Tools We Deploy
Common questions about automated patch management from our clients.
Close the vulnerability gap before attackers find it. Our automated patch management keeps every device in your environment current and compliant.