IT Services Patching Guidance Summary: The University Technical Security standards require that all applications, including middleware and operating system, are patched to a level supported by the relevant supplier. This ensures that the software is protected against known threats because suppliers will release patches and upgrades to address known threats for supported versions of their software. Type: Guideline Owner: IT Services   This document requires CAS authentication Contact email: lee.moffatt@manchester.ac.uk Last modified: 29/01/2025 Link to this document: https://documents.manchester.ac.uk/display.aspx?DocID=51999 Related documents: Patching Technical Security Standard Edit (only Administrators)