Ransomware
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If your organization is experiencing a ransomware attack, security breach, or critical system disruption, our team is ready to respond and help minimize operational impact.
Prevention

Reduce risk by strengthening security posture and minimizing vulnerabilities.

Response

Contain threats quickly and coordinate recovery efforts during an active attack.

Recovery

Restore systems, rebuild infrastructure, and return operations to normal as quickly as possible.

Solutions
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If your organization is experiencing a ransomware attack, security breach, or critical system disruption, our team is ready to respond and help minimize operational impact.
Prevention

Reduce risk by strengthening security posture and minimizing vulnerabilities.

Response

Contain threats quickly and coordinate recovery efforts during an active attack.

Recovery

Restore systems, rebuild infrastructure, and return operations to normal as quickly as possible.

Industries
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If your organization is experiencing a ransomware attack, security breach, or critical system disruption, our team is ready to respond and help minimize operational impact.
Prevention

Reduce risk by strengthening security posture and minimizing vulnerabilities.

Response

Contain threats quickly and coordinate recovery efforts during an active attack.

Recovery

Restore systems, rebuild infrastructure, and return operations to normal as quickly as possible.

News

Ransomware an Increasing Threat to Business Victims

Published in Orange County Business Journal by Kevin Costelloe on Monday, July 13, 2020. Alvaka COO and CISO, Kevin McDonald, is interviewed by Kevin Costelloe about the ever-increasing threat of ransomware and how being a victim can bring companies to their knees. Kevin McDonald of Alvaka Networks, an Irvine based network management and security company, warns to

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Ransomware: The Largest Threat Facing Businesses and Individuals

Kevin McDonald, COO, and CISO at Alvaka Networks gives insight to the largest threat that individuals and businesses face in today’s cyberspace. That threat is ransomware. The number of ransomware attacks has been significantly increasing over the past few years and there are no signs it’s going to slow down. Ransomware’s ability to infiltrate the defenses of

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New York Aims to Prevent Cities from Paying Ransomware Demands

If Senator Boyle and cosponsors—Senator George M. Borrello of the 57th Senate District and Senator Sue Serino of the 41st Senate District—get their way, municipalities in New York will be banned from paying ransomware demands to get their vital public records data back. Instead, Senate Bill S7246 proposes the creation of a “Cyber Security Enhancement

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Two Businesses Attacked by Ransomware Recover With Help From Alvaka Networks

A few months back, two businesses attacked by ransomware contacted us requiring immediate assistance to help combat their ransomware incident. The structure of these businesses were opposites of each other, one had several thousand systems and the other had a few hundred. Nevertheless, both needed to be recovered. Our staff quickly began running recovery processes which

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Finding an MSP to Protect Yourself from Outsourcing IT Risks

Article originally posted on TechTarget. Alvaka’s COO and CISO, Kevin McDonald, discusses the type of questions you should ask MSPs to ensure they have the correct security systems in place in order to protect your organization against outsourcing IT risks. Businesses of all sizes struggle with budget, access to qualified and affordable talent and the

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Alvaka Networks to Sponsor ISACA’s North America CACS 2019 Conference

Schaumburg, IL, USA (29 April 2019)—Alvaka Networks will sponsor ISACA’s North America CACS Conference for information systems audit, assurance, control, governance and security professionals, taking place 13-15 May 2019 in Anaheim, CA. Patchworx by Alvaka Networks is a mature Patch Management as a Service offering. Software patching is both risky and complex, so it is often neglected by organizations.

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Alvaka Networks is becoming a specialist as it looks to address larger enterprises

Dave Cunningham, Alvaka’s Business Technology Officer, was recently interviewed by Channel Partner Insight regarding Alvaka’s narrowing focus on it’s Patch Management as a Service offering. Below is an excerpt from the article. See link below to read full article. As many MSPs continue to expand their offerings, Alvaka Networks in Irvine, CA, is seeking to

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Cybersecurity industry will have 3.5 million unfilled jobs by 2021

In the following article, Alvaka’s COO & CISO, Kevin McDonald, provides insight on the rise in cybercrime and how it is increasing the demand for cybersecurity workers. Article written by Kevin Smith of the Southern California News Group. Published on March 28, 2019. Businesses, utilities and government agencies are scrambling to protect their data and

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Challenges of Industrial Control System Cybersecurity

Today, industrial control system cybersecurity is mainly focused on securing networks, and efforts generally ignore process control equipment that is critical for plant safety and reliability, which leaves it woefully vulnerable. As the number and severity of attacks on our critical infrastructure continue to grow, there are few genuine experts that properly deal with the

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