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In this article, we explore the critical role Software Asset Management plays in cybersecurity preparedness. As the threat landscape continues to evolve and malicious actors become more adept at exploiting vulnerabilities, it is essential to take a proactive approach to protect your business and its valuable assets. Our experts delve into the benefits of implementing software asset management strategies, the risks associated with neglecting it, and what you can do to optimize your cybersecurity preparedness.
Software vendor management is difficult. You've probably experienced it. The service desk is flooded with tickets about a specific application. Employees are frustrated. Your EUC team investigates but can’t find the root cause. So, you reach out to the vendor. Then the inevitable happens: the vendor responds with “Everything is green from our perspective”. Yet, the issues persist. Tickets continue to come in. Frustrations continue to mount.
It’s here — that time to patch your endpoints. Maybe it’s something you enjoy, but my guess is probably not. Patching can be a brutal task, and with many organizations still doing it manually, they’re spending more time and resources on patching than anyone really wants to think about. Now, given the fact that you are going to spend all that time and resources on patching, you want to make sure it goes smoothly.
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The lack of proper insights can make diagnosing incidents difficult. Another factor that can contribute to this is agents having to switch between various tools to remediate user issues. The delay in ticket resolution and escalations drives up AHT and MTTR causing the service desks to struggle.