Patch management, scanning & hardening

Scanning

External vs. Internal Scans

Authenticated vs. Unauthenticated Scans

Limited vs. Comprehensive Scans

Updates

Common update strategies

When software updates become available, clients and users have two installation options:

• Manual updates
• Automatic updates

As you’ll learn, each strategy has both benefits and disadvantages.

Manual updates

Automatic updates

End-of-life software

Minimize Attack Surface & Prevention

Maintenance