{"id":554,"date":"2026-04-30T02:09:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T02:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/zsumu001\/?p=554"},"modified":"2026-04-30T02:22:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T02:22:19","slug":"patch-management-in-windows-environments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/zsumu001\/2026\/04\/30\/patch-management-in-windows-environments\/","title":{"rendered":"Patch Management in Windows Environments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What it is:<br>A research paper focused on the role of patch management in securing Windows enterprise systems, highlighting vulnerabilities, real-world cyberattacks, and security frameworks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What I did:<br>Analyzed how patch management protects against common Windows vulnerabilities such as remote code execution and privilege escalation. Evaluated real-world incidents like WannaCry and PrintNightmare, and examined frameworks like NIST SP 800-40 and Zero Trust. Also explored tools such as WSUS, SCCM, and Microsoft Intune for managing updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What I learned:<br>Learned that most cyberattacks exploit already known vulnerabilities that were not patched in time. Gained understanding of how structured patching processes, automation, and risk prioritization significantly reduce exposure to threats. Also learned the importance of balancing system stability with security.<\/p>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/zsumu001\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31974\/2026\/04\/Role-of-Patch-Management-in-Securing-Windows-Environments.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\"  data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"off\">Role-of-Patch-Management-in-Securing-Windows-Environments<br\/><\/a>\n<p class=\"wp-block-pdfemb-pdf-embedder-viewer\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What it is:A research paper focused on the role of patch management in securing Windows enterprise systems, highlighting vulnerabilities, real-world cyberattacks, and security frameworks. What I did:Analyzed how patch management <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/zsumu001\/2026\/04\/30\/patch-management-in-windows-environments\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25872,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wds_primary_category":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/zsumu001\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/554"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/zsumu001\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/zsumu001\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/zsumu001\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25872"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/zsumu001\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=554"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/zsumu001\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/554\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":570,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/zsumu001\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/554\/revisions\/570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/zsumu001\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/zsumu001\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/zsumu001\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}