Symantec To Deliver Scalable Vulnerability Remediation And Patch Management Solution

Symantec To Deliver Scalable Vulnerability Remediation And Patch Management Solution

Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC), the global leader in information security, today announced Symantec LiveState Patch Manager, a scalable vulnerability remediation and patch management solution for medium-sized organizations and enterprise environments. Symantec LiveState Patch Manager provides IT administrators with the tools needed to increase IT efficiency by automatically and accurately executing an organization’s patch management process. The solution helps ensure client resilience by proactively scanning and patching an organization’s systems to reduce exposure to vulnerability exploits and downtime.

Symantec LiveState Patch Manager is a modular, agent-based patch management solution, which can be deployed alone or as part of an organization’s broader security and configuration management implementation. By integrating Symantec LiveState Patch Manager into an existing environment, organizations can take advantage of benefits such as reduced network traffic and secure transmission of patch management data. Symantec LiveState Patch Manager provides vulnerability remediation by scanning for and identifying installed, missing and available Microsoft security patches. Appropriate patches can then be packaged and deployed over most connections, including LAN, WAN, cellular, satellite and dial-up, for rapid remediation of vulnerabilities. Symantec LiveState Patch Manager helps organizations comply with internal and external audit and reporting requirements by providing detailed reports on patch management activities.

“With the number of vulnerabilities on the increase and exploits spreading faster than ever, organizations are painfully aware of the potential business impact of not taking a proactive approach to patch management. Because of the many dependencies, patch management is best addressed as part of a broader security and configuration management implementation,” said Thom Bailey, director of product management, enterprise administration, Symantec Corporation. “Symantec LiveState Patch Manager addresses a critical need by providing a scalable and extensible solution that can be deployed alone or as part of an existing, broader implementation. By combining built-in discovery, scanning, packaging, deployment and reporting capabilities, Symantec LiveState Patch Manager helps organizations take a proactive, automated approach to ensuring their systems are secure, available and compliant with corporate standards.”

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