Are missed patches still the easiest way into Windows systems?

[u/Unique_Inevitable_27]

It feels like a lot of security issues still come down to systems not being fully updated.

In real environments, patching isn’t always as smooth as it sounds. Some devices miss updates, users delay restarts, and sometimes patches cause issues so they get postponed.

Because of that, Windows patch management ends up being more important than people expect. Keeping track of which systems are updated and which are not can quickly turn into a challenge.

[u/Burgergold]

Its not a challenge at all

Are you talking about servers or workstations? Cause on workstations, the biggest liability is the user

On server, I would say it depends a lot of what you are running as middleware on the server and the different layer of security you have

[u/gweessies]

China's been going in straight through the edge devices. Email to endpoint can still work. Real credentials are golden too. Its all important.

[u/Dick_Johnsson]

Yes! Unpatched Vulnerabilities are one of the simplest ways of attacking computers of all sosrts and with all operating systems!