Relationship of Configuration Management, Security Configuration Management and Patch Management
Lynn Ray
Journal of Information Organization, Vol. 5, No. 1, 2015.
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Link: http://www.dline.info/jio/fulltext/v5n1/v5n1_3.pdf
Abstract:
Having different configuration management processes causes problems for organizations. The problem with
different hardware and software configuration management processes is a lack of common methods and communication. A
centralized configuration management process for handling all processes is necessary. Investigation of literature and common
practices used in configuration management, security configuration management and patch management were examined.
Also the authorâ€™s experience was used to bring out experiences and practices used. This paper describes the relationship of
the configuration management, security configuration management and patch management processes. There is a direct
relationship of all three concepts in managing security risk in an organization. It emphasizes the building of a strong
configuration control board process with leadership to overcome the problems of separate management processes. The result
is an improved enforcement method to standardize changes that could negatively affect an organization.