An Online Trust Alliance report recommended regular patching and special attention to vulnerability as a best practice. OTA suggested neglecting both can lead to breaches, noting that both should receive special attention in light of the Equifax breach, which exposed sensitive information of some 145.5 million Americans. In 2018 OTA expects patches to play an even more integral role due to the recently discovered Meltdown and Spectre chip flaws where almost all computer chip manufactured discovered fundamental security flaws.

“SOCVue VPM is a disruptive vulnerability and patch management solution that saves customers significant resources and time while increasing their security posture,” Vijay Basani, Chairman and CEO, Cygilant, said. “With our global SOC security analysts working as an extension of customers' IT teams, we become a force multiplier in continuous detection, prioritization, and patching of vulnerabilities to reduce the attack surface and mitigate risks to protect IP, customer data, and financial assets.”

According to Cygilant, which works with multiple industries including credit unions, SOCVue VPM provides a mechanism to fix vulnerabilities, reduce or prevent possible compromises. eliminate information silos, improve collaboration among cross functional teams and increase accountability while reducing inefficiencies that affect most organizations.

SOCVue VPM identifies vulnerabilities across operating systems, network devices, and applications, and prioritize weaknesses based on business risk and deploys available patches to plug vulnerabilities. The built-in auditable change management process keeps a record of all deployed patches.