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How to Recover from a LockBit Ransomware Attack
Understanding LockBit Ransomware: The First Step in Your Recovery Journey The multifaceted nature of cyber threats today necessitates an in-depth understanding of LockBit ransomware for a tailored recovery plan. We, at Alvaka, recognize that comprehending the mechanics behind LockBit ransomware [...]
Building a Cybersecurity Breach Response Team
The Increasing Threat Landscape As we navigate the digital age, the prevalence of cyber threats continues to escalate, signifying a growing danger to the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of business data and systems. Our Cybersecurity breach response team is strategically [...]
The Essential Ransomware Remediation Checklist for IT
Understanding the Threat Landscape: Why a Ransomware Remediation Checklist is Imperative In today's digital era, the threat landscape is constantly evolving, with ransomware attacks becoming increasingly sophisticated and relentless. For organizations of all sizes, the question is no longer if [...]
Project Management for Ransomware Recovery
Understanding Ransomware and Its Impact on Business Continuity Ransomware recovery project management is a critical aspect of responding to a cyberattack that can paralyze an organization's operations. When ransomware strikes, it encrypts vital data, rendering it inaccessible and disrupting business [...]
Navigating Legal Compliance After a Ransomware Incidents
Understanding the Threat Landscape: The Rising Danger of Ransomware Attacks Legal compliance after ransomware is no mere formality; it is a critical component of an organization's response to a rapidly growing cyber threat. Ransomware attacks have surged in recent years, [...]
Ransomware Attacks: Essential Steps for Investigation
Understanding Ransomware Attacks: The Basics Ransomware is a malicious form of software that blocks access to a computer system or files until a sum of money, or ransom, is paid. Its impact on organizations can range from temporary disruption of [...]
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.
