Patch Smarter, Not Harder

Patching isn’t a strategy; it’s one control among many. Lieuwe Jan Koning and ON2IT Field CTO Rob Maas dismantle the “patch now or else” mindset with practical steps: know your assets, patch internet-facing systems first, and phase deployments to preserve availability. They unpack incidents like update-induced outages to prove that speed without control is costly.

Then they pivot to prevention: apply Zero Trust segmentation so only required protocols are exposed, shrinking attack surface and buying time for deliberate patch management. With a repeatable triage model – asset criticality, exposure, CVSS and KEV status – you’ll focus effort where it measurably reduces risk, while legacy and niche systems remain safely contained.