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How to Conduct a Ransomware Tabletop Exercise
Understanding Ransomware and Why Preparedness Matters Ransomware remains one of the most disruptive and costly cyber threats organizations face today. It encrypts files, locks systems, and demands payment — putting operations, data, and reputation at risk. In this environment, [...]
The Advantages of Cloud-Based Email Security
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Preparing Your Team for Cyber Threats Through Training
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Minimizing Downtime with Rapid Data Recovery Solutions
The Critical Importance of Data in Modern Business Operations Fast data recovery services have become a cornerstone of modern business operations. In today's data-driven world, virtually every aspect of a company's activities relies heavily on data to inform decision-making, [...]
How Network Monitoring Enhances Cybersecurity
The Power of Visibility in Cybersecurity Network monitoring has become a cornerstone of modern cybersecurity strategies. In a world where cyber threats evolve at breakneck speed, continuous monitoring of your network infrastructure provides critical visibility into what’s happening across [...]
Ensuring Operations Continue with Reliable Backups
The Importance of Reliable Backups in Today’s Digital Landscape In today’s fast-paced and interconnected world, operational continuity is not just expected — it’s essential. Businesses of all sizes depend on their digital systems to deliver products and services, maintain [...]
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.
