80 percent of enterprise applications have at least one unpatched vulnerability in them, research shows. Last year 16,500 vulnerabilities were reported, making patching each one nearly impossible. Windows patching times appear to be moving in the wrong direction. Patching experts say there are concrete steps companies can take to avoid patch fatigue. Identifying the problems is an important first step, experts say. Developers, not just IT and security operations staff, need to be aware pushing companies to adopt a DevOps approach to security.
Source: https://threatpost.com/how-to-handle-patch-management/147909/