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The Role of Encryption in Secure Data Backups
Understanding the Landscape of Data Security In today’s digital-first world, organizations collect and store massive volumes of sensitive information — from customer data to intellectual property — that must be protected against a growing array of cyber threats. Data [...]
How to Leverage SIEM Tools for Ransomware Detection
Understanding the Rise of Ransomware Threats In today’s interconnected world, ransomware has become one of the most disruptive and costly cyber threats organizations face. With reports indicating that a business falls victim to ransomware every 11 seconds, the urgency [...]
Assessing Ransomware Vulnerabilities in Cloud Environments
The Rising Menace of Ransomware in the Cloud As the digital age advances, ransomware has emerged as one of the most pervasive and destructive cyber threats — and it is increasingly targeting cloud environments. Once largely confined to on-premises [...]
Detecting Threats Early with Network Monitoring Solutions
Understanding the Importance of Early Threat Detection In the realm of digital security, we at Alvaka recognize that the heft of an unwelcome network infiltration can be as swift as it is severe. It is for this reason that we [...]
Why Every Employee Needs Cybersecurity Awareness Training
Unveiling the Critical Role of Cybersecurity Awareness Training in Modern Business Cybersecurity Awareness Training forms a foundational element of our strategy to mitigate information security risks within our organization. In the digital age, businesses face an array of cyber [...]
How to Stop Phishing Attacks with Email Security Tools
Understanding the Risk of Phishing Attacks: The Impetus for Strong Email Security We at Alvaka are keyed into the accelerating threat of phishing attacks in the digital realm. As a steadfast protector of information, our focus is on understanding and [...]
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.
