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Vulnerability Management and Patch Governance

Unpatched systems remain one of the most common entry points for attackers across African enterprises, where legacy infrastructure and limited maintenance windows complicate updates. This course builds a disciplined approach to finding, prioritising and remediating vulnerabilities. Participants learn to run scanning programmes and govern patch cycles that keep systems defensible without breaking operations.

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What you will be able to do

  • Design a vulnerability management lifecycle from discovery through verification.
  • Configure scanning tools to cover servers, endpoints, network devices and applications.
  • Prioritise vulnerabilities using risk, exploitability and business impact.
  • Establish patch governance that balances security urgency with operational stability.
  • Track remediation performance using meaningful metrics and reporting.
  • Manage exceptions and compensating controls where patching is not immediately possible.

Course outline

  1. 01The Vulnerability Management Lifecycle
  2. 02Asset Inventory and Scope
  3. 03Scanning Tools and Techniques
  4. 04Risk Based Prioritisation
  5. 05Patch Governance and Change Control
  6. 06Remediation Tracking and Metrics
  7. 07Managing Exceptions and Compensating Controls
  8. 08Reporting to Risk and Audit Stakeholders

Who should attend

IT operations staff, system administrators, security analysts and infrastructure managers responsible for keeping systems current and secure.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
20 to 21 Oct 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
21 to 22 Oct 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
22 to 23 Oct 2026Durban2R10,000Register
26 to 27 Oct 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
27 to 28 Oct 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
28 to 29 Oct 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
29 to 30 Oct 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Nov 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Nov 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
4 to 5 Nov 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Nov 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Nov 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Nov 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
11 to 12 Nov 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
16 to 17 Nov 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Nov 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
18 to 19 Nov 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Nov 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
23 to 24 Nov 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
24 to 25 Nov 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
25 to 26 Nov 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
26 to 27 Nov 2026Online2US$900Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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