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Security Patch

Security

Incident Response (IR) Exploit Zero‑Day Vulnerability Endpoint Security

Remediation update for known vulnerabilities.

Definition

Security patches modify software to remove or mitigate vulnerabilities, reducing exposure to known exploitation techniques.

In plain English Remediation update for known vulnerabilities.

Why this matters

Why it matters: Patch latency (“time to patch”) is a major risk factor for compromise and privacy harm.

Example

Example: Applying monthly OS updates and browser security releases.