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The Role of Firewalls in Ransomware Attack Prevention
Understanding the Threat Landscape: The Rise of Ransomware Attacks Firewall ransomware attack prevention has become a pressing concern in today’s digital world. Alvaka, recognizes the increasing sophistication of cyber threats, particularly ransomware, which has become a lucrative tool for cybercriminals. [...]
Ransomware Vulnerabilities in Legacy IT Systems
Opening Statement on Ransomware Threat Landscape Legacy system ransomware vulnerabilities have become increasingly prominent as cybercriminals continue to target essential services and businesses. The past years have seen a surge in cyber-attacks, many of which have crippled organizations that rely [...]
The Rise of Ransomware-as-a-Service: What It Means for Businesses
Understanding the Evolution of Ransomware The Ransomware-as-a-Service impact begins with the grim evolution of ransomware itself. As cybersecurity experts, we have witnessed an alarming transformation in ransomware attacks over the years. What started as relatively simple, isolated incidents of data [...]
Protecting Customer Data During a Ransomware Attack
Understanding the Threat: What Is Ransomware? Protecting customer data from ransomware has increasingly become a critical component of our IT management and network services. With ransomware attacks surging in prevalence, these malicious software strains can cripple business operations by encrypting [...]
Understanding the Psychology of Ransomware Negotiators
The Emergence of Ransomware and the Role of Negotiation Ransomware has become a prevalent threat in our digital era, with attacks becoming more sophisticated and frequent. As we confront these challenges, the role of negotiation emerges as a critical aspect [...]
Recovering Encrypted Data Without Paying the Ransom
The Rising Threat of Ransomware Attacks: Setting the Stage for Data Recovery Dilemmas In today's digital landscape, the security threats that businesses and individuals face are becoming increasingly sophisticated and damaging. Among the myriad of threats, ransomware attacks have emerged [...]
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.
