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Patch Management
Discover how an Arlington-based MSP leveraged Inputiv services to streamline patch management for Mac, Linux, and Windows endpoints across their entire client base.
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Business Problem
The MSP's manufacturing client had a mixed-OS environment β Windows, Mac, and Linux endpoints β with no centralised patch management. Patch cycles were manual, inconsistent, and months behind. Missing critical security patches across 200+ endpoints created serious vulnerability exposure and compliance risk.
Our Solution
We deployed Cyber CNS as the unified patch management platform, configured automated patch policies for all three OS types, established a monthly patch window schedule, and created a reporting dashboard giving the MSP full visibility into patch compliance across their client's entire estate.
Project Plan
1
Endpoint Discovery & Audit
Scanned entire environment with Cyber CNS β discovered 218 endpoints (Windows, Mac, Linux). Generated baseline vulnerability and missing-patch report.
2
Created OS-specific patch policies β Windows via Cyber CNS + WSUS, Mac via MDM + Cyber CNS, Linux via cron-based scripts validated by Cyber CNS agent.
3
Emergency Patch Run
Executed priority patch run for all critical CVEs first β deployed during a maintenance window with automated rollback triggers configured for each batch.
4
Automated Schedule & Reporting
Configured monthly automated patch windows with email notifications. MSP given a live Cyber CNS dashboard showing patch compliance %, pending patches, and CVE risk score.
Outcomes
218
+
Endpoints under managed patch policy
97
%
Patch compliance achieved in first cycle
3
OS
Windows, Mac & Linux all covered
"218 endpoints β Windows, Mac, and Linux β months behind on patches. Inputiv deployed Cyber CNS, built the patching policy, and got us to 97% compliance within two weeks. The client's cyber insurer had been asking about patch management for months. That conversation is now very easy."
β Service Manager Β· MSP, Arlington, VA
Tech Stack
π‘οΈ Cyber CNS
πͺ Windows / WSUS
π macOS MDM
π Compliance Reporting
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Project Details
Endpoints managed
218 (Win + Mac + Linux)
Tool
Cyber CNS
Delivery model
Fixed-cost project
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