With IT and security teams often stretched for time, many organizations struggle to consistently deploy patches and security updates for all their operating systems and applications in a timely manner. Unpatched vulnerabilities increase the risk of a data breach, especially in a work from a home scenario where employee endpoints are no longer behind enterprise-grade hardware appliances designed to prevent exploits at the network layer. Automated patch management enables organizations to stay ahead of threats by ensuring that the latest security patches and updates are always installed quickly and efficiently.