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What is XDR and How It Improves Threat Detection
Understanding the Evolution of Cybersecurity As digital threats constantly evolve, so too must our approach to cybersecurity. At the beginning, the field was dominated by traditional antivirus programs designed to combat viruses and malware by matching digital signatures. Over time, [...]
Automating Threat Intelligence Collection
A Key to Modern Cyber Defense In today’s hyperconnected world, cyber threats evolve faster than ever. Organizations can no longer rely solely on manual monitoring or reactive responses to stay secure. Automating threat intelligence collection has emerged as a critical [...]
How Ransomware-as-a-Service Is Changing the Game
Understanding The Ransomware Threat Landscape Ransomware-as-a-Service insights reveal a paradigm shift in the cyber threat environment. As a proactive IT management and network services provider, it is our responsibility to ensure that businesses comprehend the growing complexities of cyber threats, [...]
The Role of Threat Modeling in Secure Development
In today’s interconnected world, building secure software requires more than simply patching vulnerabilities after they’re discovered. The most effective defense starts early—before a single line of code is deployed—through threat modeling. Threat modeling is the structured process of identifying, assessing, [...]
How to Secure Virtual Desktop Infrastructure from Ransomware
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) has transformed the way organizations operate—offering flexibility, centralized management, and scalability. However, these benefits also come with unique cybersecurity risks. Among the most dangerous threats is ransomware, which can infiltrate and encrypt virtual desktops, disrupt business [...]
The Role of Red Teaming in Ransomware Preparedness
Ransomware has evolved into one of the most disruptive threats facing modern IT infrastructure. These attacks can halt operations, compromise sensitive data, and inflict significant financial and reputational damage. In today’s environment, traditional security measures alone are not enough—organizations need [...]
You want to enter in a fully burdened labor rate for this field. What that means is that you want to take the base hourly rate, plus 25-30% for employer payroll taxes, benefits, vacation/holiday time, etc.
Smoke testing is a type of software testing performed by Alvaka after a software patching sequence to ensure that the system is working correctly and to identify any misconfigurations or conflicts within the patched system.
Smoke testing is a term used to describe the testing process for servers after patches are applied. 
Estimating an average time for patching servers and PCs can be a bit tricky. It can vary from one month to the next, depending upon the number and complexity of the patches released by your software vendors. You must consider all versions of operating systems and have a complete inventory of all your application software to do this job correctly. Our experience has shown that manual patching of systems takes on average of about 1.5 hours each.
This is a basic cost calculator for you to compute your typical monthly cost for patching your servers, PCs, laptops, tablets and associated application software. It also forms the basis for you to begin calculating your Return on Investment for software patching, or for comparison with alternatives to the manual process of patching operating systems and application software—such as Patch Management as a Service, also known as Vulnerability Management as a Service.
