# Patching is hard. Knowing what to patch is harder still.

DevFeed: [Patching is hard. Knowing what to patch is harder still.](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/patching-is-hard-knowing-what-to-patch-is-harder-still-30232.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.netmeister.org/blog/patching-is-hard.html>)

Published: 2017-09-17T15:12:17Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Signs of Triviality](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/signs-of-triviality.md>)

Topics: [patches](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/patches.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>)

Tags: [infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/infrastructure.md>), [patches](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/patches.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>), [updates](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/updates.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that deploying software patches and updates is important for infrastructure security, but the task is not simple. It emphasizes that identifying what needs to be patched can be even more difficult because operators may not know exactly what software they are running.

## Source excerpt

Deploying software patches and updates is critical for your infrastructure's security, but let's not pretend that this task is trivial or a panacea. What's worse, knowing what to patch is actually harder still. No, I'm serious. You probably don't know what you're running.