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Developing a Cyber Breach Communication Strategy
Understanding the Gravity of Cybersecurity Breaches Cyber breach communication strategy begins with a grim acceptance: data breaches and cyber-attacks have become a when, not if, scenario for organizations across all sectors. In this digital age, our operations hinge on the [...]
Legal Advice for Businesses Hit by Ransomware
Understanding Ransomware and its Impact on Businesses Legal advice for ransomware victims is a critical aspect that we at Alvaka focus on when addressing cybersecurity threats. Ransomware is a form of malicious software that encrypts a victim's files, with the [...]
Conducting a Ransomware Threat Assessment
Understanding the Rising Tide of Ransomware Ransomware threat assessment is becoming increasingly paramount as the digital landscape evolves. We live in an era where cyber threats are not just imminent but also sophisticated, with ransomware leading the charge. The insidious [...]
Effective Cybersecurity Breach Response Tactics
Understanding the Impact of a Breach: Setting the Stage for Cybersecurity Breach Response When it comes to an organization's resilience in the face of cyber threats, the adage "preparation is key" cannot be overemphasized. Cybersecurity breach response begins with understanding [...]
How Ransomware Negotiation Services Can Help Your Business Thrive
Understanding the Threat: Ransomware and Its Impact on Businesses Ransomware has become an increasingly common and devastating threat to businesses worldwide. As cybercriminals employ sophisticated methods to seize control of vital data and systems, companies find themselves at a crossroads: [...]
Navigating Legal Compliance in Ransomware Recovery: Essential Factors
Understanding Ransomware and Its Legal Implications Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts a victim's files, making them inaccessible until a ransom is paid to retrieve the decryption key. This type of cyberattack can paralyze businesses and compromise sensitive [...]
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.
