{"id":5052,"date":"2021-05-21T12:30:43","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T16:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nexela.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=5052"},"modified":"2023-03-20T15:25:23","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T19:25:23","slug":"updating-your-software-protects-your-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nexela.com\/?p=5052","title":{"rendered":"Updating Your Software Protects Your Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Software is a critical part of your business. Without it, you would have to do everything manually. In fact, most businesses couldn\u2019t do what they do without their software. That\u2019s why it is so surprising that many businesses don\u2019t actively patch their software. Let\u2019s take a look at our patch management service and why it\u2019s such a huge benefit.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>A decade or so ago, keeping your software updated wasn\u2019t as important as it is today. You might get some new features every so often, but that was usually it. Today, things are so much different. It is now one of the most important services that we provide to our clients. This is because threats have become much more prevalent and dangerous to a business.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>How Patch Management Works<\/h2>\n<p>Basically, your software gets a fair amount of updates. Developers are constantly adding features and patching would-be vulnerabilities. If you don\u2019t have a process in place to patch your version of the software, you can be operating with holes in your network. These holes are exploited by opportunistic hackers and then you have much bigger problems. Companies like ours and in-house IT departments need to consistently patch software to ensure those holes are filled.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Using our remote monitoring and management software we can not only keep tabs on all of your hardware and all of your network resources, we can also use it to quickly update your software. This software needs to be patched as well. In fact, there have been stories of companies that manage other companies&#8217; networks and patch management getting hacked because they didn\u2019t actively patch their RMM tool. Not only is this just embarrassing, it illustrates just how critical the entire process is.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>2021 Patch Management Challenges&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p>When dealing with technology, if you want it to work for your business, you need to realize it\u2019s not simple. Consider for a second all the changes that had to be incorporated over the past year:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">The need to support remote work<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">New and expanded cloud capabilities to facilitate this remote work<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Software management needs<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Frequent updates to these software solutions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Every line item there has a litany of tasks associated with it. It also comes with some downtime. Software patches often require system reboots, which can lead to interrupted productivity.<\/p>\n<h2>Easy Patch Management Tips<\/h2>\n<p>At Nexela, our technicians can help keep the downtime associated with patches and updates from impacting your staff\u2019s productivity by scheduling these patches to be applied when there\u2019s little-to-no traffic. It\u2019s an easy solution to what could be a major problem.<\/p>\n<p>If you insist on handling this issue yourself, however, here are a couple tips:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Know What You\u2019re Using<\/strong> &#8211; You need to keep track of the software solutions that you use, just so you can be sure that all of them are maintained appropriately.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Respect The Need For Updates<\/strong> &#8211; While an individual can maybe get away with missing a software update for a little while, a business doesn\u2019t have that luxury.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Maintenance Needs To Be Prompt<\/strong> &#8211; Once official software updates are released, they should be tested on a sample group and implemented across your network.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you would like to get some professional perspective about your business\u2019 software and how to manage and maintain systems that run it, give our experts a call at (215) 525-3223 today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Software is a critical part of your business. Without it, you would have to do everything manually. In fact, most businesses couldn\u2019t do what they do without their software. That\u2019s why it is so surprising that many businesses don\u2019t actively patch their software. Let\u2019s take a look at our patch management service and why it\u2019s such a huge benefit.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5053,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50,61],"tags":[142,99,94],"class_list":["post-5052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-security","tag-patch-management","tag-software","tag-technology"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Updating Your Software Protects Your Business | Philadelphia, PA | Nexela<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Today, we talk a little bit about an unsung part of the managed services offering: patch management.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" 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