{"id":9988,"date":"2009-10-26T15:27:27","date_gmt":"2009-10-26T19:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/?page_id=9988"},"modified":"2025-07-24T11:56:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T15:56:34","slug":"desktop-patching","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/cccs\/desktop\/device-security\/desktop-patching\/","title":{"rendered":"Desktop Patching"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Desktop patching services can automate installation of security patches for macOS\/Windows-based desktop systems. Done during off-hours (early in the morning), automatic patching keeps office systems protected while minimizing disruption during the work day.<\/p>\n<h3>Features<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Automatic updates for your macOS\/Windows system<\/li>\n<li>Notification of updates prior to installation<\/li>\n<li>Installation of patches during off hours<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You no longer need to keep track of Microsoft&#8217;s issuing of scheduled and unscheduled patches; our central patching console applies patches automatically.<\/p>\n<h2>Requirements<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Device managed by BU <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/cccs\/desktop\/kace\/\">Asset Management System<\/a><\/li>\n<li>BU Owned device<\/li>\n<li>You must leave your system turned on during patch cycles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There is no charge. Simply <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/contact\">contact us<\/a> to schedule a consultation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Desktop patching services can automate installation of security patches for macOS\/Windows-based desktop systems. Done during off-hours (early in the morning), automatic patching keeps office systems protected while minimizing disruption during the work day. Features Automatic updates for your macOS\/Windows system Notification of updates prior to installation Installation of patches during off hours You no longer&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2341,"featured_media":0,"parent":87855,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9988"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2341"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9988"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9988\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":158916,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9988\/revisions\/158916"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/87855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}