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How to Develop a Ransomware Risk Management Framework
Understanding the Threat: Why a Ransomware Risk Management Framework Is Essential The ransomware risk management framework has emerged as a vital strategy for businesses of all sizes in the face of a mounting threat landscape. Ransomware attacks, which involve encrypting [...]
Ransomware Preparedness Audits
Understanding Ransomware - The Pervasive Digital Plague Ransomware preparedness audits are becoming increasingly important as businesses find themselves grappling with a form of malware designed to encrypt or lock valuable digital files and demand a ransom for their release. Such [...]
Cybersecurity Metrics to Measure Ransomware Preparedness
Understanding the Landscape of Ransomware Threats Ransomware preparedness metrics are increasingly becoming essential tools for organizations as they navigate through the evolving landscape of cyber threats. In recent years, ransomware attacks have become more sophisticated, leveraging advanced techniques to exploit [...]
How to Assess Cybersecurity Vendors for Ransomware Prevention
Understanding the Threat Landscape: The Critical Need for Ransomware Prevention In today's digital era, cybersecurity threats are evolving at an alarming rate, with ransomware attacks becoming increasingly prevalent and sophisticated. Cybersecurity Vendor Ransomware Assessments have become essential as they provide [...]
Training Leadership Teams for Crisis Decision-Making During Ransomware Events
Understanding the Threat Landscape Leadership crisis training for ransomware is becoming an essential component of cyber resilience strategies. As we at Alvaka recognize, the cyber threat landscape is perpetually shifting, with ransomware attacks growing in both sophistication and frequency. These [...]
The Importance of Digital Forensics in Understanding Ransomware Attacks
Unmasking the Enemy: The Role of Digital Forensics in Ransomware Detection Digital forensics ransomware insights are becoming increasingly imperative as the magnitude of cyber threats grows, impacting the security landscape for businesses and individuals alike. We, at Alvaka, are acutely [...]
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.
