Procedures for Handling Security Patches: Recommendations of the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Abstract

This document presents a systematic approach for identifying and installing necessary security patches or otherwise mitigating a vulnerability. Following this systematic approach will reduce the number of incidents in an organization. However, it does not address specific patches or vulnerabilities (except as examples) or how vulnerabilities might be mitigated beyond installing the appropriate patch.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA407174

Entities

People

  • Miles C. Tracy
  • Peter Mell

Organizations

  • National Institute of Standards and Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anti-Virus Software
  • Application Software
  • Computer Network Security
  • Computer Program Documentation
  • Computer Program Reliability
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Cybersecurity
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Information Systems
  • Internet
  • Intrusion Detection
  • Operating Systems
  • Vulnerability
  • Web Browsers
  • Word Processors

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  • Cybersecurity.
  • Systems Analysis and Design