Patch management is concerned with the identification, acquisition, distribution, and installation of patches to systems. Proper patch management can be a net productivity boost for the organization. Patches can be used to defend against and eliminate potential vulnerabilities of a system, so that no threats may exploit them. Problems that can arise during patch management, including buggy patches that either fail to fix their problem or introduce new issues. Patch management tools can help orchestrate all of the procedures involved in patch management.