Development systems must be part of a patch management solution.

From Test and Development Zone D Security Technical Implementation Guide

Part of ENTD0100 - A patch management solution is not implemented for development systems.

Associated with IA controls: VIVM-1, ECSC-1

SV-51298r1_rule Development systems must be part of a patch management solution.

Vulnerability discussion

Major software vendors release security patches and hotfixes to their products when security vulnerabilities are discovered. It is essential that these updates be applied in a timely manner to prevent unauthorized individuals from exploiting identified vulnerabilities.

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Determine whether the organization has a patch management solution in place to apply security patches released by the vendor. If a patch management solution has not been implemented and is not functioning to update development systems with the latest patches, this is a finding. If there isn't any application development occurring in the zone environment, this requirement is not applicable.

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Implement a patch management solution to keep development systems up to date with the latest security patches released by the vendor.

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