Patch Management
Keep Windows, macOS and third-party software up to date so known vulnerabilities are closed before attackers exploit them.
Fix known weaknesses before attackers get the chance to use them
Patch management keeps your operating systems, browsers and business applications up to date against known security flaws. It is one of the most cost-effective controls you can run - and one of the first things insurers and auditors check.
- Closes the most common route into UK businesses
- Directly supports Cyber Essentials evidence
- Limits avoidable downtime and emergency rebuilds
- Critical updates deployed against an agreed SLA
- Exceptions signed off by a named risk owner
- Monthly patch evidence you can share with an auditor
Can you prove critical security updates are applied within an agreed timeframe?
Ask us to assess your patching evidence and remediation priorities.
Understanding patch management
Unpatched software is the most common root cause of breaches we investigate. Cyber Essentials requires high-risk patches inside 14 days; insurers ask the same. We run patch management as a managed service: monitored deployment, pilot rings, real reporting, and remediation when something fails - not just hoping Windows Update worked.
- Cyber Essentials & Cyber Essentials Plus
- ISO 27001:2022 Annex A controls
- NCSC 10 Steps to Cyber Security
- CIS Critical Security Controls v8
What we deploy and run
The concrete controls Telappliant configures, manages and reports on.
Patch Management as run by a UK SOC and engineering team.
Operating system patching for Windows, macOS and common Linux distributions.
Third-party app patching: Chrome, Firefox, Adobe, Java, Zoom, the long tail that attackers love.
Pilot rings to catch a bad patch before it hits your whole estate.
Reboot management so users aren't surprised in the middle of a call.
Patch compliance reporting per device, user and application.
14-day SLA on critical/high CVSS patches to meet Cyber Essentials.
Why Telappliant
What you get with us that you don't get with the alternatives.
Delivered by a UK SOC and engineering team - no offshored ticketing.
Vendor-agnostic. We pick the right tool for your estate, then run it for you.
Mapped to Cyber Essentials, ISO 27001 and the NCSC 10 Steps from day one.
Fixed monthly price - no surprise hourly bills when something goes wrong.
The outcomes for your business
What changes for your team, your auditors and your insurer.
Close the most exploited vulnerabilities before attackers can use them.
Pass Cyber Essentials Plus on the first attempt.
Evidence patch compliance to insurers and customers on demand.
Fewer outages from emergency patching - it's planned, not panicked.
Measured outcomes, not promises
3000+ UK organisations served and 100000+ end users supported.
< 60 minute average response on security incidents.
4000+ tickets resolved every month with measurable first-time-fix rates.
Vendor-fluent, not vendor-locked
We pick the right tool for your estate, then run it for you.
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Use cases
How this capability fits at different scales.
Stop relying on individual users to install updates; centralise everything.
Patch home workers and field laptops the same as the office estate.
Hit the 14-day high-risk SLA with full reporting evidence.
How this applies to organisations like yours
Recent situations we've worked through with UK businesses - find the one closest to yours.
Situation. Autodesk and Adobe updates kept being deferred by busy designers, leaving exploitable versions in place.
Outcome. Patches deploy automatically out of hours with deadlines enforced; critical CVEs closed inside 14 days.
Situation. Mixed estate of nursing station PCs running unpatched Windows builds, flagged in DSPT.
Outcome. Single patching baseline across all sites with monthly compliance report for the DSPT submission.
Situation. Warehouse handhelds running Android versions years behind, blocked from connecting to the carrier API.
Outcome. MDM-driven update rings brought devices current; carrier integration restored without buying new hardware.
Situation. Creatives on macOS missing browser and Zoom patches that auditors flagged at Cyber Essentials Plus.
Outcome. Cross-platform patching covers macOS, Windows and third-party apps; passed the re-test first time.
Common questions
Related fundamentals & services
Microsoft 365 Security Hardening
Most SMEs already pay for the controls that cover patch management. We help you turn Microsoft 365 Business Premium into a real security baseline - the front door into the wider Cyber Fundamentals portfolio.
Explore Microsoft 365 hardeningTalk to us about patch management
A 30-minute call to scope what good looks like in your estate.
Talk to a UK technology partner who's done this for 20 years
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