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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 [...]
Building a Digital Twin for Disaster Recovery Planning
Understanding Digital Twins in IT Management Digital twin disaster recovery signals the dawn of a transformative approach in IT management. At its core, a digital twin is a virtual model designed to accurately reflect a physical object, system, or process. [...]
Integrating Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) Tools for Ransomware Defense
Understanding the Threat: The Evolving Landscape of Ransomware Attacks The insidious threat of ransomware continues to evolve, causing significant challenges for businesses and industries around the globe. As we observe the changing tactics employed by cybercriminals, it becomes evident that [...]
How to Harden Active Directory Against Ransomware Attacks
Understanding the Threat: The Rise of Ransomware in Active Directory Environments Active Directory ransomware hardening has become a critical concern for organizations around the globe. As ransomware attacks escalate in both frequency and severity, their impact on Active Directory environments [...]
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.
