Security Patch Management - An Overview of the Patching Process and its Challenges in Norwegian Businesses

Cyber-attacks are growing more frequent and sophisticated, and they are impacting businesses of all sizes. This encourages businesses to utilize safe, flaw-free systems, making them less susceptible to cyber-attacks. The issue is that no system is flawless, and a substantial number of security flaws are discovered regularly. To ensure the system's security, patches are distributed and implemented. Patches can be complicated and implementing them in systems can be difficult. This thesis seeks to identify the challenges that make the patching process challenging and to propose potential solutions. This thesis was conducted utilizing a qualitative research strategy and methods such as a system…