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Creation Date:  2024-11-20
Category:  IMT Security
Effective Date:  2024-11-20
Last Reviewed:  2024-10-07
Version:  1.0
Scheduled Review Date: 2025-11-30
Security Classification:  Protected A
Status:  Approved

Description:
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Please note that information classified as Protected (per the Data and Information Security Classification standard) is only accessible to Government of Alberta Employees. External users are therefore not able to download this document. To request access, please contact us: imt.policy@gov.ab.ca.

​​​​The Patch Management Standard establishes the cybersecurity requirements for managing and patching all Government of Alberta (GoA) managed devices and systems with appropriate security updates.

This standard replaces the Software Version Maintenance Standard​.


Keywords: vulnerability, exploit, security patch, operating system, devices, applications, exploit