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Effective Business Email Compromise Recovery Services
Understanding Business Email Compromise (BEC) Attacks Business email compromise (BEC) attacks represent a sophisticated scam targeting organizations to access their financial assets or sensitive information. The frequency of such exploits is on the rise, posing a significant risk to companies [...]
The Importance of Cyber Breach Legal Support
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How to Protect Your Business from Clop Ransomware
Understanding the Threat of Clop Ransomware Protecting against Clop ransomware has become a paramount concern for businesses globally. Clop ransomware is a sophisticated form of malware that encrypts user data and demands payment for its release. Its impact on businesses [...]
Lessons Learned from a Ragnar Locker Ransomware Incident
Unveiling the Ragnar Locker Ransomware Threat In the arena of cyber threats, the Ragnar Locker ransomware has emerged as a formidable challenge, affecting businesses and stealthily circumventing traditional detection methods. Recognizing the pervasive risks posed by this sophisticated malware is [...]
Key Steps in Recovering from a Netwalker Ransomware Attack
Understanding the Severity of a Netwalker Ransomware Infection Recognizing the grim realities of a ransomware attack is crucial, particularly when dealing with Netwalker, one of the most formidable types in existence. As a dedicated IT management and network services provider, [...]
Strategies for Handling a REvil Ransomware Attack
Understanding the Threat of REvil Ransomware With the advent of cybercriminal organizations leveraging ransomware as a service, companies like ours must remain vigilant. REvil ransomware has emerged as one of the most formidable threats, capable of crippling day-to-day operations and [...]
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.
