What are Common Web Application Cyberattacks?
A significant portion of cybersecurity attacks target vulnerabilities and security weaknesses discovered within web applications. Web applications continue to be a primary target for cyberattacks and is one of the most common and [...]
Business Email Compromise: The Easiest Route for Threat Actors
BEC, or Business email compromise, is a type of cybercrime that involves attackers manipulating or compromising business email accounts for fraudulent purposes. BEC scams are designed to deceive individuals or organizations into making [...]
Why are Cloud Threat Actors Thriving?
Impact of Cloud Landscape on Incident Response Cloud incident cases differ from standard incident cases because of the different technology concepts. Currently, malicious actors in cloud environments have it easy because many aspects of the cloud landscape are unknown. [...]
Real Risks of Penalties from Failure of HIPAA Compliance
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was signed into law close to three decades ago. HIPAA was initially comprised of two primary rules: (1) The Privacy Rule, which establishes standards to protect individuals' medical records and other personal [...]
What are the Impacts of AI on Cybersecurity?
AI is a double-edged sword in cybersecurity. While it provides powerful tools for defending against cyber threats, it also poses new challenges as cybercriminals adopt AI-driven techniques. AI and Cybersecurity - Potential Threats Automated Attacks: Malicious actors can use AI [...]
Water & Wastewater Cybersecurity: Mitigating Risks for Critical Infrastructure
Water and wastewater systems are part of the critical infrastructure of any nation, which makes them prized targets for physical and cyberattacks. These attacks can disrupt, and potentially contaminate, the supply of clean [...]
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.
