Security & DevSecOps
Practical
By Samson Tanimawo, PhD
Published Jan 29, 2026
4 min read
Vulnerability Patching Policy
Patches arrive constantly. The policy.
By severity
Critical: 7 days. High: 30 days. Medium: 90 days.
SLAs documented.
Test
Patches in staging first. Production by SLA.
Process gated.
Emergency
Active exploitation: 24-48 hour fast-track.
Documented; bypassable when justified.