Patch Management

FEATURED: GFI LANguard Listing updated: October 30, 2009

GFI LANguard is a complete network vulnerability management solution that allows you to scan, detect, assess and remediate security vulnerabilities and provides patch management functionality. This solution scans the entire network, performs over 15,000 vulnerability assessments and identifies possible security threats. The complete and thorough vulnerability assessment database includes standards such as OVAL (2,000+ checks) and SANS Top 20.

GFI LANguard also allows auto-downloads of missing patches as well as patch roll-back. Custom software can also be deployed resulting in a consistently configured environment that is secure against vulnerabilities. This is achieved through a single console with extensive reporting functionality, effectively addressing the three pillars of vulnerability management: security scanning, patch management and network auditing. This cost-effective solution is ideal for businesses to safeguard their systems and networks from hacker attacks and security breaches. GFI LANguard is now also available as a freeware version (with full functionality). Visit our site to learn more & download!

TechGenix Reviews & Awards:

  • Users' Rating: 4.42 [224 votes] - Vote
  • Comments: 13 comments - View / Post

Altiris Client Management Suite Listing updated: July 29, 2008

Altiris Client Management Suite is a management solution that reduces the total cost of ownership for desktops, notebooks, and handheld devices. Developed for IT professionals who manage computing devices on a regular basis, the suite enables administrators to deploy, manage, and troubleshoot systems from virtually anywhere.

Key Features: Central Web-based management console; Role-and-scope-based security; Zero-touch OS deployment and migration; Integrated hardware and software inventory with Web-based reporting; Policy-based software management; Automated patch management; Software license compliance and harvesting; Centralized management of mixed hardware and OS environments
  • Users' Rating: 3.5 [8 votes] - Vote
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ANSA Listing updated: July 13, 2006

Autonomic Network & System Administration (ANSA) is an autonomic, cross-platform software delivery system built from the ground up as an N-tier solution. A major strength of ANSA’s environment is that it is cross platform. ANSA does not utilize any native operating system API’s. ANSA performs security patch management, asset management, and software distribution, along with port blocking and machine quarantine features.
  • Users' Rating: 2.75 [8 votes] - Vote
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Ecora Patch Manager Listing updated: March 19, 2004

Ecora Patch Manager automatically identifies and patches critical server and workstation operating systems, databases, and applications. across your enterprise. It's features include: reporting center, test center, sure-scan, 3-d patch view, policy manager, alerting and patch rollback, amongst others. It has support for Sun Solaris, Windows NT/2000/XP/2003, MS-SQL Server, MSDE, Exchange 5.5 & 2000, Office 2000/XP, Windows Media Player, IE, IIS, and MDAC.
  • Users' Rating: 3.33 [21 votes] - Vote
  • Comments: 2 comments - View / Post

Kaseya Patch Management Listing updated: July 4, 2007

Kaseya Patch Management Software provides automatic discovery of all missing patches and updates. As an administrator you’ll have the ability to automate the entire patch scan process including scheduling when each machine is scanned and what patches and or updates have been approved for installation. The scan results for each computer is stored for later use on the Kaseya server. From the Web user interface, you can view the complete patch history for each machine including missing patches and patches that have been successfully applied.

You can easily automate the deployment and installation of patches and updates on a predefined and recurring schedule without any administrator intervention what so ever. Once the initial scans are completed you can quickly review the results for each machine and decide if, when and how each missing patch or update will be applied.
  • Users' Rating: 3.62 [208 votes] - Vote
  • Comments: 10 comments - View / Post

Lumension Patch and Remediation Listing updated: June 22, 2009

Lumension Patch and Remediation provides rapid, accurate and secure patch management, allowing you to proactively manage threats in the most complex environments by automating the collection, analysis and delivery of patches throughout your enterprise. As an essential part of Lumension Vulnerability Management.

Lumension Patch and Remediation significantly decreases the costs involved in securing your organization from worms, Trojans, viruses and other malicious threats and allows you to manage both physical and virtual machines, reduce corporate risk and optimize IT operations through the elimination of operating system and application vulnerabilities across all systems and servers, decrease IT costs and improve productivity with a highly automated, subscription-based patch management solution, seamlessly manage and report on Lumension and third party licensed content and prerequisite patches – all from one consolidated console, improve your security posture through integration with Network Access Control (NAC) solutions, Demonstrate compliance with security policies and government regulations through continuous patch monitoring and comprehensive reporting and manage system desktop configuration tasks automatically.

TechGenix Reviews & Awards:

  • Users' Rating: 4.04 [142 votes] - Vote
  • Comments: 7 comments - View / Post

Microsoft Software Update Services Listing updated: April 22, 2003

Microsoft Software Update Services (SUS) is designed to greatly simplify the process of keeping Windows-based systems up-to-date with the latest critical updates. SUS enables administrators to quickly and reliably deploy critical updates to their Windows 2000-based servers and Windows 2003-based servers as well as desktop computers running Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Professional.

TechGenix Reviews & Awards:

  • Users' Rating: 3.2 [70 votes] - Vote
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Novell ZENworks Patch Management Listing updated: July 4, 2007

Novell ZENworks Patch Management1 allows you to determine what patches are right for your organization and automatically apply them across the enterprise. Available for Windows, NetWare, Macintosh, AIX, Solaris HP-UX and more, ZENworks Patch Management closes security holes before hacking, compliance or infringement issues jeopardize your infrastructure.
  • Users' Rating: 4 [7 votes] - Vote
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Patch Authority Ultimate Listing updated: June 27, 2008

Patch Authority Ultimate, ScriptLogic’s enterprise-class patch management solution, prevents attacks and exploits through centralized control of updates on all Windows desktops and servers. Patch Authority Ultimate’s interface and feature set deploys the latest patches in a few simple steps to all desktop and servers, local and remote.
  • Users' Rating: 3.86 [7 votes] - Vote
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Security Manager Plus Listing updated: June 22, 2009

Security Manager Plus is a network security scanner that proactively reports on network vulnerabilities and helps to remediate them and ensure compliance. With vulnerability scanning, open ports detection, patch management, Windows file/folder/registry change management and vulnerability reporting capabilities, Security Manager Plus protects the network from security threats and malicious attacks.
SMP provides detailed inventory of the network assets, assesses network vulnerabilities and identifies devices that are exposed. By deploying missing patches/updates and service packs, SMP automatically remediates some open threats to the systems. SMP also provides solutions to mitigate risks and secure IT environment and generates comprehensive audit reports for compliance and understanding. The main features of SMP include: Vulnerability Scanning, Open Ports Detection, Hardware/ Software Inventories, Patch Management, Windows Change Management, Audit Reports, PCI DSS Compliance Reporting.
  • Users' Rating: 4.29 [7 votes] - Vote
  • Comments: 2 comments - View / Post

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