Change Management

Change management in cybersecurity is the formal process for requesting, reviewing, approving, implementing, and documenting changes to your information systems and network. It ensures that changes — software updates, configuration modifications, new hardware, architectural changes — are evaluated for security impact before they're made.

A proper change management process prevents unauthorized or poorly planned changes from introducing vulnerabilities. Each change goes through a request, review (including security impact assessment), approval, implementation, and verification cycle — creating an auditable record of what changed, when, and why.