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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2022
Trend Micro Incorporated, Tokyo, JP;
Chi-Chang Kung, Taipei, TW;
Trend Micro Incorporated, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An enterprise network has endpoints, which are computers with a computer program that needs patches to remove vulnerabilities. A plot of a percentage of vulnerable endpoints over time is generated. Patching cycles and residual phases are identified in the plot. A Residual Vulnerable Percentage (RVP) is determined from the plot, the RVP being an average of percentage of vulnerable endpoints in a residual phase. A Time to Patch Managed (TTPM) is determined from the plot as a time period from a beginning of a patching cycle to a beginning of a residual phase in the patching cycle. A performance indicator that is based on the RVP or the TTPM is compared to a corresponding reference to determine if a corrective action needs to be performed to address deficiencies in the efficiency and/or effectiveness of the patching process.