The Okta Ransomware Attack: Breaches and Repercussions
On October 20, 2023, Okta, a leading identity and access management provider, disclosed a major security breach. A stolen credential allowed unauthorized access to their support case management system, exposing sensitive data belonging to numerous customers. This incident, now dubbed [...]
Are You Phish Bait? Unmasking the Tactics That Target You
Phishing is a common type of social engineering attack that attempts to trick people into revealing confidential information, such as passwords, credit card numbers, or Social Security numbers. Phishing emails are often disguised as legitimate communications from people you [...]
Why is Patch Management Critical for your Business?
What is Patch Management? Patch management is a critical practice to ensure the security, stability, and compliance of computer systems. It involves a systematic approach to identifying, evaluating, testing, and deploying patches while minimizing disruptions to business operations. However, [...]
What Are The Most Common Passwords?
A password is security in its most standard and basic form. Passwords are a fundamental aspect of computer security and are used to protect sensitive information from unauthorized access.The idea is that only individuals who know the correct password should [...]
Dual Ransomware Attacks and How to Protect Yourself
On September 27, 2023, the FBI issued an alert regarding a growing trend of dual ransomware attacks, primarily targeting US businesses. The FBI emphasized that these attacks were occurring in close succession, with some victims encountering two different ransomware variants [...]
What are the Impacts of Generative AI on Cloud Security?
What is Generative AI? Generative AI is a form of artificial intelligence capable of producing fresh content, including text, images, audio, and video. It accomplishes this by learning the patterns and structure from existing data and then using this [...]
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.
