ISO 27001 Patch Management Policy Template
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ISO 27001:2022 Patch Management Policy
An expert, auditor-ready ISO 27001 Patch Management Policy Template, pre-written to enforce the systematic identification and remediation of software vulnerabilities, ensuring full compliance with ISO 27001:2022, NIS2, and DORA.
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What is a patch management policy?
The Patch Management Policy is a high level policy that ensures the proper and effective use of patching to address vulnerabilities and weaknesses in software and systems in a controlled, timely manner that is based on risk and defined prioritisation.
For a deeper understanding of the patch management policy read the ISO 27001 Patch Management Policy Beginner’s Guide to learn what an ISO 27001 Patch Management Policy is and how to write it yourself
What is a patch management policy template?
The Patch Management Policy Template sets out what you do for patch management in your organisation. It is prewritten and ready to go and it fully meets the requirements of the ISO 27001:2022 Standard.
The relevant controls that it addresses are
- ISO 27001:2022 Annex A 8.1 User endpoint devices
- ISO 27001:2022 Annex A Clause 8.8 Management of technical vulnerabilities
ISO 27001 Patch Management Policy Template Contents
The contents of the ISO 27001 Patch Management Policy Template are:
- Document Version Control
- Document Contents Page
- Purpose
- Scope
- Principle
- Patching Controls – End Point Devices
- Patching Controls – Production Systems
- Patching Exceptions
- Patching Schedule
- Patch Severity Rating and Timeframes to Deploy
- Policy Compliance
- Compliance Measurement
- Exceptions
- Non-Compliance
- Continual Improvement
- Areas of the ISO 27001 Standard Addressed
ISO 27001 Patch Management Policy Template FAQ
The ISO 27001 Patch Management Policy Template is in Microsoft Word format
Anyone that wants to save time and money and have a pre populated Patch Management Policy document that fully meets the requirements of the ISO 27001 standard and is ready to go.
It is 100% complete. It just requires a fast rebrand, checking and some minor additions that are clearly sign posted and marked
We offer a free 30 minute 1-to-1 consultation as well as a free weekly ISO 27001 Q and A call and the unique ability to purchase consulting by the hour.
Yes. It fully meets the 2022 updated requirements to the ISO 27001 standard. It is also backward compatible with previous versions of the standard. It meets the requirements of
ISO 27001:2022 Annex A 8.1 User endpoint devices
ISO 27001:2022 Annex A Clause 8.8 Management of technical vulnerabilities
The ISO 27001 Patch Management Policy Template is all ready written so you change the logo, brand it, add people’s names and you are ready to go. You can customise it based on your own requirements and needs.
The ISO 27001 Patch Management Policy fully supports ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and ISO/IEC 27001:2013
It is available as an immediate download once payment has been received.
The ISO 27001 Patch Management Policy Template sets out what you do for patch management in your organisation. It is a requirement of the ISO 27001 standard. It is not how you do patch management, that is covered in your patch management process.
The purpose of the ISO 27001 Patch Management Policy Template is to clearly communicate what you do for patch management to employees, clients, auditors and interested parties. It is fully populated to fast track your implementation.
We estimate that on average it will take you less than 1 hour. The templates require information that you know so there is nothing complicated.
No. ISO 27001 Patch Management Policy is designed to be easy to implement and easy to configure. It comes with an easy to follow step by step guide. You are provided with a free hour of training if you need it.
It depends on what you are trying to achieve. It works as a stand alone policy but is designed to be part of a pack of information security policies that meet the needs of your business. The Ultimate ISO 27001 Toolkit is everything you need for ISO 27001 Certification.
The ISO 27001 Patch Management Policy Template covers:
Document Version Control
Document Contents Page
Purpose
Scope
Principle
Patching Controls – End Point Devices
Patching Controls – Production Systems
Patching Exceptions
Patching Schedule
Patch Severity Rating and Timeframes to Deploy
Policy Compliance
Compliance Measurement
Exceptions
Non-Compliance
Continual Improvement
Areas of the ISO 27001 Standard Addressed
You can get all of the required ISO 27001 Policies in the ISO 27001 Policy Template Bundle.
The policy is sold stand alone as it serves a specific purpose and often people just want this one policy. When you deploy information security policies into your organisation you may not need all of the policies so we make them available individually. The benefits of having individual policies are:
They can be shared only with the people that need the information
They can be allocated an owner to update them
You can deploy only the policies you need. In addition the 2022 update to the ISO 27001 standard explicitly calls out having a headline policy and subordinate policies.
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About the author
Stuart Barker is an information security practitioner of over 30 years. He holds an MSc in Software and Systems Security and an undergraduate degree in Software Engineering. He is an ISO 27001 expert and thought leader holding both ISO 27001 Lead Implementer and ISO 27001 Lead Auditor qualifications. In 2010 he started his first cyber security consulting business that he sold in 2018. He worked for over a decade for GE, leading a data governance team across Europe and since then has gone on to deliver hundreds of client engagements and audits.
He regularly mentors and trains professionals on information security and runs a successful ISO 27001 YouTube channel where he shows people how they can implement ISO 27001 themselves. He is passionate that knowledge should not be hoarded and brought to market the first of its kind online ISO 27001 store for all the tools and templates people need when they want to do it themselves.
In his personal life he is an active and a hobbyist kickboxer.
His specialisms are ISO 27001 and SOC 2 and his niche is start up and early stage business.