Automated internet of things based software patching

A method comprising:

• configuring a first processing platform to communicate over a network with at least one additional processing platform;
• wherein the first processing platform performs steps of:
• detecting, in a plurality of Internet of Things (IoT) sensors coupled to an IoT gateway, application of software patches to a monitored system;
• transmitting over the network via the IoT gateway to the additional processing platform information characterizing one or more software patches previously applied to the monitored system;
• and
• receiving over the network via the IoT gateway from the additional processing platform information characterizing one or more additional software patches to be applied to the monitored system;
• and
• applying the one or more additional software patches to the monitored system;
• wherein the first processing platform comprises one or more processing devices each comprising a processor coupled to a memory.

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory processor-readable storage medium having stored therein program code of one or more software programs, wherein the program code when executed by a first processing platform, the processing platform being configured to communicate over a network with at least one additional processing platform, causes the first processing platform:

• to detect, in a plurality of Internet of Things (IoT) sensors coupled to an IoT gateway, application of software patches to a monitored system;
• to transmit over the network via the IoT gateway to the additional processing platform information characterizing one or more software patches previously applied to the monitored system;
• to receive over the network via the IoT gateway from the additional processing platform information characterizing one or more additional software patches to be applied to the monitored system;
• and
• to apply the one or more additional software patches to the monitored system.