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Crisis Management Strategies for Ransomware Attacks
Understanding Ransomware - The Digital Age's Pervasive Threat Ransomware is a form of malicious software that encrypts a victim's files, rendering them inaccessible until a ransom is paid to the attackers. It has become one of the most significant threats [...]
Best Practices for Ransomware Recovery
Understanding the Threat of Ransomware At Alvaka, we recognize that ransomware poses one of the most significant threats to organizational security today. These malicious software attacks encrypt your data, holding it hostage until a ransom is paid, often in cryptocurrency. [...]
Forensic Analysis of Ransomware Attacks
Forensic analysis of ransomware attacks is an essential service that we at Alvaka provide to support organizations in the face of an increasing number of cyber threats. With the rise of ransomware in today's digital landscape, understanding the nature of [...]
Documenting Your Ransomware Response
Understanding the Threat: The Importance of Ransomware Response Documentation Ransomware response documentation is a vital element of any organization's cybersecurity arsenal. With ransomware attacks occurring with alarming regularity, the severity of these incidents cannot be underestimated. Such attacks not only [...]
Conducting a Business Impact Analysis for Ransomware
A Stark Reality: The Imminent Threat of Ransomware Attacks In an era where digital threats loom large, ransomware stands as a formidable adversary to businesses of all sizes. As we at Alvaka navigate these turbulent cybersecurity waters, we recognize the [...]
Updating Cybersecurity Policies After a Ransomware Attack
Understanding the Threat: Recognizing the Need for Cybersecurity Policy Updates After Ransomware Cybersecurity policy updates after ransomware have become a critical concern for us at Alvaka. We understand that as cyber threats evolve, our defenses must also adapt. Ransomware attacks [...]
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.
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.
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 term used to describe the testing process for servers after patches are applied. 
