What lies ahead for ITAM ?
ENTERPRISE IT
What lies ahead for ITAM ?
“ The relationship between FinOps and ITAM is something fairly new to our world . We ’ re looking to expand on the benefits ITAM can bring to an organisation , collaborating with FinOps to optimise and save money in the Cloud whilst ensuring compliance from a licensing perspective ”.
DAVID FOXEN , CONSULTANT
and embedded systems . When a vulnerability is detected after the release of a piece of software , a patch can be used to fix it . Doing so helps ensure that assets in your environment are not susceptible to exploitation . Ultimately , patch management can fix security flaws in software and protect an organisation ' s network .”
According to Ivanti ’ s report on patch management challenges , IT pros are spending a lot of time and resources on patching , with 57 % of IT and security professionals stating that remote work has increased the complexity and scale of patch management . In terms of cash , 14 % of respondents experienced a financial hit worth between $ 100,000 and $ 1 million to their businesses in the last 12 months that could have been avoided with better patch management .
“ Patching doesn ' t just affect IT ” says Mukkamala , as “ 60 % said that patching causes workflow disruption to employees .”
Mukkamala is highly regarded in the area of ransomware , including predicting the WannaCry ransomware attack in May 2017 , which encrypted an estimated 200,000 computers in 150 countries . He states that “ most organisations do not have the bandwidth or resources to map active threats , such as those tied to ransomware , with the vulnerabilities they exploit and costs . All the while enterprises are slow to patch , cybercriminals and accelerate vulnerability weaponisation efforts .”
Patching has no alternatives and is necessary to protect an organisation . There is hope of staying ahead of the cyber criminals , says Mukkamala , as “ organisations can deploy automated solutions that combine risk-based vulnerability prioritisation and patch intelligence to bring to light any vulnerabilities that are being actively exploited . With unique patch reliability , IT and security teams can seamlessly deploy patches , and solve common challenges that are putting organisations at risk ”. technologymagazine . com 79