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SI-02(04) Automated Patch Management Tools

NIST SP 800-53 (controls) 5.2.0 against 5.2.0
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unchanged SI part of SI-2

Title

Automated Patch Management Tools

Control

Employ automated patch management tools to facilitate flaw remediation to the following system components: [Assignment: components].

Discussion

Using automated tools to support patch management helps to ensure the timeliness and completeness of system patching operations.

Parameters

si-02.04_odp: components

Assessment objective

SI-02(04) automated patch management tools are employed to facilitate flaw remediation to [Assignment: components].

STIG rules that implement this control 0

No followed STIG rule cites a CCI indexed to this control (CCI list 2026-07-14).