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CompTIA Cloud+ CV0-004 · Domain 3: Operations

Patch and update management for VMs, images, containers and managed services

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Last reviewed September 25, 2026 · Leer en español

Unpatched software is one of the most common ways attackers get in, so patch management is a core operations duty. In the cloud, what you patch and how depends on the service model and on whether your infrastructure is mutable or immutable.

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