Patch management is not an art form; it’s an underappreciated and often ignored part of what should be daily care and feeding of your infrastructure. It never ceases to amaze how many security incidents (pronounced hacks) customers suffer as a result of unpatched systems. Here are the nine best patch management practices I’ve learned over the years: Automating doesn’t mean ignoring. It’s the third party apps that tend to bite a lot of customers when they aren’t looking.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2012/01/9-top-patch-management-practices-for.html