Companies can save time and money with a new service that automatically patches vulnerabilities, a computer security company says.
Companies can now save time and money with a new service that automatically patches vulnerabilities as they appear, a computer security firm says. AffinityPATCH, from MIS Corporate Defence Solutions, is a fully managed security patch updating service, which removes network security holes, by taking responsibility for the labour intensive task of patching mission critical servers – thus reducing the risk of an organisation being compromised, says MIS. AffinityPATCH provides the market with a solution to help combat unnecessary breaches, with the cost benefits that accompany outsourcing IT security. Following a consultancy day, which involves an MIS engineer spending a day on-site, an in-depth assessment can be made, which determines areas that need continuous check-ups to ensure optimum security. Through this audit, an annual rate is calculated, meaning that as a bespoke package, each individual client only pays for what they need. A yearly fee covers any engineer visits and all work carried out applying patches to the allocated server. MIS receives updates daily from major manufacturers and couples this with its own research and knowledge
platforms. The success of AffinityPATCH is achieved by removing the potential for a breach to happen and ensuring poorly running, weak systems are resolved, without removing staff from core activity within the workplace. Hundreds of known IT security vulnerabilities are present in company systems, with the majority only needing a simple patch to secure them. Tackling the problem of lengthy searching, locating and the choosing of correct patches to update onto the company servers, has left many companies
desperate for a solution to this, very often, logistical nightmare. Matt Tomlinson, business development director at MIS Corporate Defence Solutions says: ?As an organisation involved in the daily running of IT systems, we were seeing more and more cases of people being attacked, whether it be through website defacements to network degradation, via vulnerabilities that are easy to solve with a little time, know-how and patience. AffinityPATCH takes away the stress of worrying if every hole has been patched or, if your company’s servers really are as secure as they should be. Not only this, but by choosing the outsource option, companies are saving tremendous amounts of budget at the same time.? See www.mis-cds.com.
