Patch Management as a Service
Automated patch deployment, testing, and compliance management
What this engagement covers
The service
Our Patch Management service ensures your systems stay updated and secure with automated patch deployment, pre-deployment testing, and rollback capabilities. We handle Windows, Linux, and application patching with minimal disruption to your operations.
What we test
We manage patches for Windows servers and workstations, Linux systems, macOS devices, common applications (Adobe, Java, browsers), and third-party software. Our service includes operating system patches, security updates, feature updates, and critical hotfixes.
Scoping & Assessment Depth
Black Box Assessment
Zero-KnowledgeSimulates an external adversary targeting Patch Management as a Service with no internal credentials, source code, or architecture documentation. Assesses perimeter exposure, unauthenticated attack paths, and edge resilience.
Gray Box Assessment (Recommended)
CredentialedSimulates an authenticated user, tenant, or insider threat within Patch Management as a Service. We evaluate role segregation, authorization boundaries, privilege escalation, and business logic flaws across user tiers.
White Box / Source-Assisted
Full-KnowledgeConducted with direct access to architecture schematics, configuration files, and API/code documentation. Eliminates blind spots and provides exhaustive coverage of security mechanisms governing Patch Management as a Service.
Attack Surface & Vulnerability Vectors
Missing Critical Security Patches
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Missing Critical Security Patches across your Patch Management as a Service environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Inconsistent Patch Deployment
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Inconsistent Patch Deployment across your Patch Management as a Service environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Lack of Patch Testing
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Lack of Patch Testing across your Patch Management as a Service environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
No Rollback Procedures
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover No Rollback Procedures across your Patch Management as a Service environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Poor Change Management
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Poor Change Management across your Patch Management as a Service environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Delayed Emergency Patching
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Delayed Emergency Patching across your Patch Management as a Service environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
How we run it
We deploy patches using enterprise patch management tools with automated testing in staging environments before production deployment. Our change management process includes maintenance windows, rollback procedures, and emergency patching capabilities for zero-day vulnerabilities.
Patch assessment and prioritization
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting patch assessment and prioritization across your patch management as a service deployment.
Staging environment testing
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting staging environment testing across your patch management as a service deployment.
Phased production deployment
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting phased production deployment across your patch management as a service deployment.
Post-deployment validation
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting post-deployment validation across your patch management as a service deployment.
Compliance verification
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting compliance verification across your patch management as a service deployment.
Performance impact analysis
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting performance impact analysis across your patch management as a service deployment.
Rollback capability testing
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting rollback capability testing across your patch management as a service deployment.
Documentation and reporting
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting documentation and reporting across your patch management as a service deployment.
What you receive
Findings land in your tracker as you go, not only in a PDF at the end. Retest is in scope, not a change order.
- Automated patch deployment
- Pre-deployment testing environment
- Change management and scheduling
- Rollback and recovery procedures
- Emergency zero-day patching
- Compliance and audit reports
- Monthly patch status reports
- Unlimited server coverage
- 24/7 technical support
- Integration with monitoring tools
What we usually find
The issues this engagement surfaces most often. Yours will differ, but this is the shape of it.
Who this is for
Auditor-Ready Compliance Crosswalk
| Framework | Control Section | Testing Evidence & Report Deliverable |
|---|---|---|
| PCI DSS v4.0 | Requirement 11.4 & 11.4.3 | Adversary-driven external and internal penetration testing with application-layer validation and vulnerability remediation verification. |
| HIPAA Security Rule | 45 CFR § 164.308(a)(8) | Formal technical evaluation verifying the integrity of ePHI safeguards, network segmentation, and privileged access safeguards. |
| SOC 2 Type II | CC4.1, CC7.1, CC7.2 | Technical testing evidence validating system boundaries, access restrictions, and vulnerability identification controls. |
| ISO/IEC 27001:2022 | Control A.8.8 & A.8.20 | Management of technical vulnerabilities and network security verification through independent technical assessments. |
| NIST Cybersecurity Framework | PR.AC, DE.CM, RS.AN | Technical testing verifying access controls, anomaly detection efficacy, and incident response mitigation capabilities. |
| CMMC 2.0 Level 2 / 3 | CA.L2-3.12.1, SC.L2-3.13.1 | Technical validation of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) protection, perimeter defense, and enclave isolation. |
Findings are mapped to PCI-DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, CMMC, so the report drops into an audit package rather than needing to be translated first. If you need the readiness work behind one of those, that is a separate engagement.
Frequently Asked Questions
Direct answers on scoping, methodology, compliance validation, and deliverables.
Our Patch Management as a Service service combines deep manual testing with automated verification. We cover: Automated patch deployment, Pre-deployment testing environment, Change management and scheduling, Rollback and recovery procedures, Emergency zero-day patching. Every engagement includes reproducible proof-of-concept exploits, developer-ready remediation guidance, and a free retest.
Yes. Findings are directly mapped to PCI-DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, CMMC control requirements. The resulting report is auditor-ready and formatted for immediate submission to SOC 2 CPAs, PCI QSAs, and enterprise vendor risk assessment teams.
Yes. Every Lorikeet Security engagement includes free retesting within 30 to 60 days to validate that your remediation patches successfully resolve the identified vulnerabilities before your final report is issued.
Typical active testing turnaround is 1 Year Contract (Monthly Billing Available), with critical findings reported immediately via your Talon portal so your engineering team can begin remediation without waiting for the final PDF.
Pricing starts from $25,000/year. We scope the engagement in one call based on your environment's surface area, user roles, and complexity, providing a transparent, fixed-price quote with no hidden change orders.
Scope it in one call
Tell us what is in scope and we come back with a fixed price and a start date. No discovery-call maze, no hourly estimate that moves.
