Patch Cadence Checklist

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**OS Updates**: Enforce deadline of 7 days for quality updates, 24 hours for zero-day criticals.

**Browsers**: Enforce auto-update for Chrome/Edge/Firefox (target < 24h from release).

**Third-Party**: Patch Zoom, Adobe, Slack via RMM/MDM (Ninite/PatchMyPC).

**Patch Tuesday**: Schedule staging deployment for Wed/Thu after Patch Tuesday.

**Production Window**: Schedule production patching for the following weekend (or maintenance window).

**Network Gear**: Review firmware release notes quarterly; apply security patches within 30 days.

**Reboot Check**: Verify devices actually rebooted to apply the kernel/firmware updates.

**Vulnerability Scan**: Run a scan 24h after patch window to confirm remediation.

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