How to Secure Data Backups to Protect Against Ransomware
Understanding the Risks of Ransomware Securing data backups against ransomware is a critical concern for us at Alvaka. As specialists in IT management and network services, we recognize the evolving threat landscape that ransomware represents. Ransomware attacks can encrypt your [...]
The Financial Impact of Ransomware on Small Businesses
Understanding Ransomware and Its Rise Among Small Businesses As experts in IT management, we at Alvaka have observed the troubling escalation of ransomware attacks on small businesses. These nefarious digital threats harness encryption to hold a company's data hostage, demanding [...]
How to Use Forensic Analysis to Improve Ransomware Defense
Understanding the Threat: The Rising Tide of Ransomware Attacks Using forensic analysis for ransomware defense has become an indispensable strategy in our protocol to secure digital assets and maintain operational integrity. At Alvaka, we recognize the urgency posed by the [...]
Navigating the Maze: Recovery Steps After a Maze Ransomware Attack
Understanding the Threat of Maze Ransomware In today's digital age, the onslaught of cybersecurity threats poses a significant challenge to our operations and the integrity of our data. Among these dangers, Maze ransomware stands as a formidable adversary against businesses. [...]
Understanding the Legal Implications of a Ransomware Attack
Understanding the Grave Threat of Ransomware The legal implications of ransomware attacks have become a significant point of concern for businesses around the world, including those we protect at Alvaka. Ransomware is a type of malicious software that blocks access [...]
How to Prepare Your Business for a Potential Ransomware Attack
Understanding the Threat of Ransomware to Your Business Preparing business for ransomware attack has become an essential component of operational strategy as incidents of ransomware have sharply escalated in recent times. This form of malicious software blocks access to a [...]
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.
