Patch cadence
A regular, scheduled rhythm for applying security updates.
Learn it through a story
- Patch Tuesday and Other Unsexy Heroics (Cybersecurity for Juniors 3, Ch 14)
Related terms
- Passphrase A longer password made of several words, built to be memorable to you and hard for anyone else to guess.
- Password A secret word or phrase that proves it's really you.
- Password manager An app that generates and remembers a strong, unique password for every account you have.
- Payee / payer The person or business receiving a payment, and the person sending it.
- Payload The data section of a JWT, encoded but not encrypted, readable by anyone holding the token.
- Payment confirmation screen The step showing the receiving name before a payment is finalised.