Patch Testing
What is Patch Testing?
The evaluation of software patches in a controlled environment before deployment to verify they resolve vulnerabilities without causing system issues.
Terms that appear alongside patch testing
Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as patch testing. The number is how many controls name both.
- vulnerability 3 shared controls
- patch management 3 shared controls
- malware 2 shared controls
- anti malware 2 shared controls
- baseline 2 shared controls
- system hardening 2 shared controls
- policy 2 shared controls
- hardening 2 shared controls
Frameworks that govern patch testing
What the standards actually require on patch testing
Requirements naming patch testing across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.
UR E27 requires equipment manufacturers to provide secure update + patch mechanisms supporting ship lifecycle (typically 20-25 years).
IACS-UR-E27-Updates-Patch-Mechanisms-Maintenance · IACS UR E27 - Equipment Update + Patch Mechanisms + Maintenance + Lifecycle Support →NSS-17 + NSS-42-G require vulnerability + patch management + removable media + portable device controls. Vulnerability management: vendor security advisories + CVE feeds + ICS-CERT + national CERT subscriptions;
IAEA-NSS17-Vulnerability-Patch-RemovableMedia-Portable · IAEA NSS-17 - Vulnerability Management + Patch + Removable Media + Portable Device Control →Protect is the second of five functional elements per MSC-FAL.1/Circ.3/Rev.2. Activities include: (1) Access Control - identity and access management for IT + OT systems + role-based access + least privilege + privileged access management (PAM) for OT engineer...
IMO-MSC-FAL-Protect-AccessControl-NetworkSegmentation-MalwareDefence-Patch-Awareness-DataSecurity · IMO MSC-FAL Protect Function - Access Control + Network Segmentation + Malware Defence + Patch Management + Awareness Training + Data Security + Crew BYOD + Removable Media →Requires information about technical vulnerabilities in the information systems in use to be obtained, the organisation's exposure to them to be evaluated, and appropriate measures to be taken.
iso-27002-2022::8.8 · Management of technical vulnerabilities →Vulnerability Management is a core technical control area per FSA Cybersecurity Guidelines. (1) Vulnerability Discovery: (a) Authenticated and Unauthenticated Scanning - Nessus + Qualys + Rapid7 + open source; (b) DAST Dynamic Application Security Testing;
JP-FSA-CYB-Vulnerability-Management-Patching-CVE-Risk-Based-Prioritisation-Penetration-Testing-Red-Team · Japan FSA Cybersecurity Vulnerability Management + Patching + CVE Tracking + Risk-Based Prioritisation + Penetration Testing + Red-Team + Bug Bounty + Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure + Zero-Day Response →Disclose and operate malware detection + system hardening + cybersecurity upgrade features per MDS2 MLDP + SAHD + CSUP sections. Malware Detection and Protection (MLDP) including anti-malware software support + signature update mechanism + behavioural detectio...
MDS2-Malware-Detection-MLDP-System-Hardening-SAHD-Cybersecurity-Upgrades-CSUP-Patch-Management · MDS2 Malware Detection + MLDP + System Hardening + SAHD + Cybersecurity Upgrades + CSUP + Patch Management →Questions people ask about patch testing
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