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platform . This platform , as per its contract with clients , offers a one-hour SLA to deliver a fix / vaccine against newly detected malware or breaches . Within this model and with the current threat landscape , patch management for this platform is a constant task that should not have caused the issues it did .
On Wednesday , July 24 , CrowdStrike revealed a bug in the Falcon Sensor software update . This bug was not identified during the manufacturer ’ s testing phase , which led to the patch being released and distributed to all clients of the platform .
To prevent future failures like this , many CIOs and CISOs are likely to create their own software testing / secure patch management labs . Instead of continuing to rely on software platforms – including cybersecurity services – they will perform highperformance tests to confirm that platform updates are secure and do not conflict with other technologies . Brazil already has secure patch management solutions that facilitate the setup of these labs . The goal is to accelerate the testing of updates without affecting business processes .
Successful strategies for creating testing labs
• Create a virtual testing environment : Clone critical points of the production environment to ensure that a patch that
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