164.308(a)(5)(ii)(A) – Security Reminder (Addressable)

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Security patch management is the process of deploying interim security updates or software releases into the production environment. The goal of security patches is to help the organization maintain the system and data integrity and ensure appropriate access. It helps organizations to maintain operational efficiency and effectiveness, overcome security vulnerabilities, and maintain the stability of your production environment.

A number of security vulnerabilities can exist in the IT environment that can be exploited and lead to loss of revenue and/or intellectual property. Organizations must determine and maintain a known level of trust within the IT environment and ensure that vendor-supplied security patches have been properly tested and installed within a reasonable period of time. Failure to do so could lead to impacts such as downtime, remediation time, questionable data integrity, loss of credibility, negative public relations, legal defenses, and stolen intellectual property.

To satisfy this requirement, administrators must periodically review to ensure all security patches have been installed on critical servers.

Reports and Alerts

Use the following link or reference to see the 164.308(a)(5)(ii)(A) reports and alerts: 164.308(a)(5)(ii)(A) – Security Reminder (Addressable).