Patch Management

FEATURED: GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner Listing updated: February 22, 2008

GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner (N.S.S.) is a complete network vulnerability management solution that allows you to scan, detect, assess and remediate security vulnerabilities and provides patch management functionality.

This award-winning 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. This results in a consistently configured environment that is secure against vulnerabilities. All 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.

GFI LANguard N.S.S. 8 is an essential, cost-effective solution for businesses to safeguard their systems and networks from hacker attacks and security breaches. A free 30-day trial is available for download on our website.

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  • Users' Rating: 4.41 [221 votes] - Vote
  • Comments: 13 comments - View / Post

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: 2.5 [6 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
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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: 3.56 [198 votes] - Vote
  • Comments: 10 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.

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  • Users' Rating: 3.2 [70 votes] - Vote
  • Comment: 1 comment - View / Post

Patch Authority Plus Listing updated: July 15, 2005

Patch Authority Plus, ScriptLogic’s comprehensive, enterprise-class patch management solution, enhances security and simplifies the process of updating Windows desktops and servers from a central location. Patch Authority Plus’s rich interface eases the task of updating desktops and servers with the latest patches, and deploys updates in just two simple steps.

Patch Authority Plus combines one of ScriptLogic's popular security products - Service Explorer - with Shavlik's award-winning patch management technology. Together they provide total patch management with the added benefit of ensuring the security and maintenance of services on servers and desktops across the enterprise.
  • Users' Rating: 4.2 [5 votes] - Vote
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PatchLink Update Listing updated: August 31, 2007

PatchLink Update is a secure, cross-platform patch discovery and distribution utility that provides enterprise-wide patch, software, data and task deployment across the Internet. Automatically detects patch-related security vulnerabilities on all machines within a network and provides a fast and efficient method to immediately correct them across all platforms and enterprise boundaries.

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  • Users' Rating: 4.04 [135 votes] - Vote
  • Comments: 7 comments - View / Post

SecureCentral PatchQuest Listing updated: July 13, 2006

SecureCentral PatchQuest is an automated patch management software for distributing and managing security patches, hotfixes and updates across heterogeneous networks comprising Windows, Red Hat and Debian Linux systems, in just a few clicks. It scans your enterprise network, identifies missing patches and software updates, distributes patches to vulnerable systems and keeps your systems up-to-date.
  • Users' Rating: 4 [5 votes] - Vote
  • Comments: 2 comments - View / Post

Shavlik NetChk Protect Listing updated: July 4, 2007

Shavlik NetChk Protect automates the management of critical security patches, spyware, malware and unwanted software applications from one console. Shavlik NetChk Protect offers an enterprise solution for detecting, removing and managing these critical threats and vulnerabilities with Active Vulnerability Management. Shavlik's solutions maintain secure, policy-compliant networks through automatic and continuous Assessment, Remediation and Management.

TechGenix Reviews & Awards:

  • Users' Rating: 3 [174 votes] - Vote
  • Comments: 3 comments - View / Post

SysUpdate Listing updated: December 24, 2003

SysUpdate is a policy driven patch management and vulnerability remediation solution that updates network machines and devices. Patch testing and deployment processes are now streamlined. SysUpdate NOC servers receive updates and their respective compatibility and installation guidelines from ISVs which are then thoroughly reviewed and tested in a lab on numerous platforms and configurations for system compatibility, stability, and reliability. Updates are then retrieved from the NOC servers by each Onsite Server within 24 hours from ISV release and archived in the server's repository. Organization specific testing on a dedicated group of machines can then be facilitated through SysUpdate's automated testing mechanism, and upon satisfactory testing, the updates are deployed throughout the organization in accordance to the policy.
  • Users' Rating: 3 [4 votes] - Vote
  • Comments: 0 comments - Post

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