Patch Management
Windows KB-level and Linux apt/yum — business hours aware
What it does
AlertMonitor handles patch orchestration for Windows (KB level granularity) and Linux (apt/yum) across your entire endpoint fleet. Deployments respect business hours policies — updates run in maintenance windows, not during the work day. Patch status, missing updates, and compliance posture are tracked continuously and surfaced in compliance reports with no manual inventory work.
Most exploited CVEs are months old: The vulnerabilities used in the majority of ransomware deployments had patches available for 30-180 days before exploitation. Patch management is not glamorous security work — but it eliminates the largest share of the attack surface more reliably than any other control.
Capabilities
- Windows KB-level patch deployment with configurable approval workflows
- Linux apt/yum patch management across Debian, Ubuntu, RHEL, and CentOS variants
- Business hours enforcement: patches never deploy to production systems during work hours without approval
- Maintenance window scheduling: per-device or per-group deployment windows
- Missing patch inventory: full list of outstanding updates per endpoint with CVSS severity rating
- Failed patch tracking: deployment failures logged with error code and retry history
- Compliance posture dashboard: percentage of fleet patched by severity category
How it works
Patch deployment uses native OS mechanisms: Windows Update Agent for Windows, APT/YUM package managers for Linux. The AlertMonitor RMM orchestration layer manages deployment scheduling, approval gates, and result collection. Patch content is not hosted by AlertMonitor — updates are pulled from Microsoft Update or distribution repositories, preserving supply chain integrity. A/B deployment is supported for high-risk patches: deploy to a test group, validate, then roll out to production.