Vulnerability & Patch
Management

It can take 82 to 208 days for an organization to patch vulnerabilities. This can lead to data breaches and loss of trust. An automated solution helps businesses manage their patching and decrease the complexity of IT processes.

ESET Vulnerability & Patch Management

Advanced protection for Windows, Linux and macOS operating systems and thousands of third-party applications, managed through our unified platform.

Endpoint protection

Endpoint protection platform (EPP) is a security solution deployed on company devices to prevent cyber attacks, detect malicious activity, and provide instant remediation capabilities.

ESET Endpoint Security

Multilayered protection across all platforms

Why do customers appreciate our vulnerability and patch management solution?

Automation

Improve your threat prevention capabilities by scanning your endpoints' operating system and third-party applications. Get instant reporting to the console and rapid automatic patching.

Flexibility

Prioritize vulnerabilities based on their severity, filter them, and patch critical security issues first. Customizable patching policies give you flexibility and let you control deployment of security patches to endpoints.

Orchestration

Timely patching is empowered by ESET PROTECT Platform's protection against ransomware and zero-day threats. Enjoy complete visibility into the security posture of your organization's endpoints and servers, including asset inventory via the ESET PROTECT console.

Common use cases

Worried about

Managing software updates?

Patching of security holes in operating systems and applications remains critical, but remains one of the most time-consuming tasks in IT.

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Worried about

Timely patching?

IT teams can get overloaded, meaning they are unable to update inventories and consequently fall behind in patching.

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Worried about

Incomplete oversight?

The complexity of IT systems is growing, making coordination among cross-functional teams and full security visibility harder.

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Managing software updates??

PROBLEM AREA

Management of software updates

I need our applications to be up to date, but I lack IT resources.

SOLUTION

Benefit from fully automated vulnerability assessment and patch management

Select fully automated ESET Vulnerability & Patch Management to manage your software updates for you
Select automated patching according to your own schedule – in just a few clicks, based on easily adjustable rules
Use ESET PROTECT Platform to deliver timely patching while also preventing ransomware and zero-day threats across all your endpoints, servers and Office 365 applications, thus boosting your overall security

PROTECTION APPLIED

ESET Vulnerability & Patch Management
ESET PROTECT Console
ESET agent running on Windows and Linux endpoints and servers, and macOS endpoints

Timely patching?

PROBLEM AREA

Timely patching

Our IT team is overloaded, and thus behind in patching.

SOLUTION

Benefit from advanced prioritization and automation techniques

Set optimal scan frequencies, and synchronize them with patching set-ups in order to address relevant and exploitable vulnerabilities to offload your IT teams
Filter vulnerabilities based on their severity; prioritize vulnerabilities that pose significant business risks
Customize your patching policies to prioritize critical assets by manually addressing severe vulnerabilities, then automate patching of other assets to take place at off-peak times to avoid interruptions
Register and track exceptions for patches of selected applications, and take advantage of the ESET Vulnerability & Patch Management multitenancy functionality: full visibility over the entire network, yet focus on the dedicated network area or specific devices.
Maintain up-to-date vulnerabilities inventory, managed via ESET PROTECT Platform, thus closing infrastructure blind spots

PROTECTION APPLIED

ESET Vulnerability & Patch Management
ESET PROTECT Console
ESET agent running on Windows and Linux endpoints and servers, and macOS endpoints

Incomplete oversight?

PROBLEM AREA

Incomplete Oversight

The complexity of IT systems is growing, making coordination among cross-functional teams and full security visibility harder.

SOLUTION

Centralize and automate multiple IT security and management tasks with ESET PROTECT Platform , thus decreasing the complexity of your IT management and maintaining up-to-date inventory to close any infrastructure blind spots
Use ESET PROTECT Platform orchestration to empower ESET Vulnerability & Patch Management with unique prevention, detection and response capabilities, minimizing exposure to present and future threats, increasing overall security, and reducing IT complexity
Simplify your compliance with GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and other data security requirements from industry, government, and regulatory bodies
Benefit from the ESET PROTECT Cloud console’s unified overview of all ESET security capabilities, with multiple language support and light demands on your IT infrastructure:

Get full visibility of your organization’s endpoints, subscriptions, and vulnerability & patching statuses across your asset inventory, always up-to-dat
View the real-time status of your IT security
Utilize vulnerability details in dynamic groups for better automation: isolate each endpoint affected by a vulnerability from the network
Connect anytime, anywhere from your favorite web browser – allowing you to respond instantly
Create relevant reports to measure the effectiveness and progress of your vulnerability and patch management policies

PROTECTION APPLIED

ESET Vulnerability & Patch Management
ESET PROTECT Console
ESET agent running on Windows and Linux endpoints and servers, and macOS endpoints

What makes our solution a perfect fit for your needs?

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Vulnerability & Patch Management

ESET Vulnerability & Patch Management

Provides an additional layer of security for organizations that need to comply with relevant regulations such as FedRAMP and NIS2. Our solution helps to stop threats from out-of-date operating systems and applications, thanks to:

Future-proof your organization's
IT security with:

Automated scanning
Severity-based prioritization
Filtering options
Exceptions for vulnerabilities
List of affected devices
Automatic and manual patching
Customizable patching policies
List of available patches
Central management

Enabled for ESET modules:

Modern Endpoint Protection
Server Security
Mail Security
Cloud App Protection

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Automated scanning

Automated scanning with instant reporting and centralized management from the ESET PROTECT console. Scans thousands of applications and detects over 35,000 Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs).

Severity-based prioritization

Prioritize vulnerabilities based on their severity. Our wide range of filtering options enables you to quickly identify and focus on critical security issues.

Reports & databases

Identify the most vulnerable software and devices, get numbers of affected devices, see patch inventory including patch names, KB numbers, CVEs, patch severity and affected applications.

Automated and manual patching

Choose from automatic or manual patching. ESET's patch inventory ensures that your endpoints are updated with the latest security patches in a timely manner.

Complete visibility

Benefit from the unified view provided by the ESET PROTECT console across Windows, Linux and macOS operating systems. Get complete and up-to-date visibility of your organization’s endpoints, subscriptions, and vulnerability and patching status.

Platform orchestration

Decrease the complexity of your IT management tasks, maintain up-to-date inventory, and benefit from prevention, detection and response capabilities in order to minimize your exposure to threats.

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Vulnerability & Patch Management

ESET Vulnerability & Patch Management

Automated scanning
Automated scanning with instant reporting and centralized management from the ESET PROTECT Cloud console. Scans thousands of applications and detects over 35,000 Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs).

Reports & databases
Identify the most vulnerable software and devices, get numbers of affected devices, see patch inventory including patch names, KB numbers, CVEs, patch severity and affected applications.

Complete visibility
Benefit from the unified view provided by the ESET PROTECT Cloud console. Full visibility of your organization’s endpoints, subscriptions, and vulnerability & patching statuses, always up-to-date.

Flexibility
Configure maintenance windows and manage patching in accordance with your specific needs – patch only selected applications or exclude specific ones, set preferences for different groups, maintaining consistency and control over the patch management process while still providing flexibility.

Severity-based prioritization
Prioritize vulnerabilities based on their severity. Our wide range of filtering options enables you to quickly identify and focus on critical security issues.

Automated and manual patching
Choose from automatic or manual patching. ESET's patch inventory ensures that your endpoints are updated with the latest security patches in a timely manner.

Platform orchestration
Decrease the complexity of your IT management tasks, maintain up-to-date inventory, and benefit from prevention, detection and response capabilities in order to minimize your exposure to threats.

Immediate response
Manual patching allows addressing critical vulnerabilities immediately, when waiting for the next scheduled patch cycle is not an option. IT teams can quickly respond to urgent situations, reducing the risk of a security breach or other adverse events.

On-demand vulnerability scan
Get an instant, on-demand view of the vulnerability status. Run the vulnerability scan on individual endpoints or groups of devices to stay on top of their status.

ESET Vulnerability & Patch Management is included in the following subscription tiers:

For other purchase options, contact your ESET representative.

You can enable ESET Vulnerability & Patch Management on computers running these ESET endpoint and server modules:

ESET Endpoint Security for Windows and maOS
ESET Endpoint Antivirus for Windows and Linux
ESET Server Security for Microsoft Windows Server
ESET Mail Security for Exchange
ESET Security for Microsoft Sharepoint Server

The scope of vulnerability scanning and patching can vary depending on the operating system. See for more details.

Compatible with cloud-based ESET PROTECT Console.

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Endpoint protection

All included components:

Console
Modern Endpoint Protection
Server Security
Mobile Threat Defense
Full Disk Encryption
Advanced Threat Defense
Cloud Workload Protection

Cloud App Protection

Mail Server Security

Vulnerability & Patch Management

Extended Detection & Response

Multi-Factor Authentication

MDR Service

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Complete, multilayered protection for endpoints, cloud applications and email, the number one threat vector

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Endpoint protection

All included components:

Console
Modern Endpoint Protection
Server Security
Mobile Threat Defense
Full Disk Encryption
Advanced Threat Defense
Cloud Workload Protection
Cloud App Protection
Mail Server Security
Vulnerability & Patch Management

Extended Detection & Response

Multi-Factor Authentication

MDR Service

Premium Support

Extended detection and response that delivers enterprise-grade visibility, threat hunting and response options

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Endpoint protection

All included components:

Console
Modern Endpoint Protection
Server Security
Mobile Threat Defense
Full Disk Encryption
Advanced Threat Defense
Cloud Workload Protection

Cloud App Protection

Mail Server Security

Vulnerability & Patch Management

Extended Detection & Response

Multi-Factor Authentication

MDR Service

Premium Support

Vulnerability & Patch Management