Author Archives: Chris Dunsmore

Introducing the Public Preview of Linux Patch Management

Posted on November 24, 2025 by Chris Dunsmore

Managing Linux updates just got easier and smarter. We’re excited to introduce Linux Patch Management in public preview, for N-central and N-sight, giving you control, visibility, and flexibility over patching in Linux environments. Now you can keep Linux systems up-to-date, … Continue reading →

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Patch Management Engine (PME) 2.13.7.5591 GA Release

Posted on November 14, 2025 by Chris Dunsmore

We are releasing an urgent update to the Patch Management Engine. In this release we’ve made improvements to probe communication and patch caching to resolve issues introduced in N-central 25.4. These changes improve device communication during patch pre-download windows. Further … Continue reading →

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Patch Management Engine PME Update Version 2.13.6.5587 GA

Posted on November 11, 2025 by Chris Dunsmore

We are pleased to announce the release of a new version of the Patch Management Engine. Due to the urgent need to accommodate Microsoft’s recent changes to patch titles, this version will directly launch to General Availability (GA) for both … Continue reading →

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N-central Mac agent v1.13

Posted on November 5, 2025 by Chris Dunsmore

We’re releasing a new version of the N-central Mac Agent today which contains  security improvements. We have updated to the latest OpenSSL LTS version to address known vulnerabilities.

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PME Engine Update – Version 2.13.5.5568 GA

Posted on October 20, 2025 by Chris Dunsmore

Over the next 24 hours we will be releasing a new version of PME to N-central and N-sight. This release addresses a bug affecting how supersedence information is handled for Cumulative Updates detected via Windows Update Agent. As a result … Continue reading →

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PME Engine Update – Version 2.13.5.5568RC

Posted on October 14, 2025 by Chris Dunsmore

Over the next 24 hours we will be releasing a Release Candidate (RC) version of PME to N-central. You can optionally update to this version via Patch Profiles, or the Patch Actions menu’s. We aim to release the engine to … Continue reading →

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Patch Management Engine (PME) 2.13.4RC

Posted on September 15, 2025 by Chris Dunsmore

PME Engine Update Announcement We’re pleased to announce that a new version of PME will be released within the next 24 hours. This update will be available exclusively to N-central assets set to use the Release Candidate (RC) version. This … Continue reading →

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N-central Mac agent v1.12.2

Posted on August 27, 2025 by Chris Dunsmore

We’re releasing a new version of the N-central Mac agent today which contains a small hotfix to address a problem where Mac devices were periodically unable to communicate with N-central servers. This hotfix ensures a continued reliable connection between Mac … Continue reading →

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Patch Management Engine (PME) 2.13.3 GA

Posted on August 15, 2025 by Chris Dunsmore

We are pleased to announce the general availability of PME version 2.13.3, now being deployed across both N-sight and N-central platforms. This release introduces targeted improvements to the handling of missing, incomplete, or corrupt metadata provided by Microsoft, with a … Continue reading →

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Patch Management Engine (PME) 2.13.2 GA

Posted on August 5, 2025 by Chris Dunsmore

We are pleased to announce a new version of PME will be released over the next 24 hours to both N-sight and N-central. This engine release is focused on the following bug fixes and improvements: FIPS Compliance Enhancements Implemented various … Continue reading →

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