The Impact of Ryuk Ransomware on Healthcare Organizations
Understanding Ryuk Ransomware and Its Emergence in the Healthcare Sector The Ryuk ransomware impact on healthcare has become increasingly noticeable as cybercriminals target vulnerable organizations. Ryuk, a sophisticated strain of ransomware, is designed to infiltrate networks and encrypt critical files, [...]
Steps to Take Immediately After a Sodinokibi Ransomware Infection
Understanding the Threat: A Primer on Sodinokibi Ransomware Sodinokibi ransomware, also known as REvil, has emerged as a significant cyber threat targeting businesses and organizations of all sizes. Utilizing advanced encryption methods, Sodinokibi locks critical data and demands a ransom [...]
Navigating the Maze: Recovery Steps After a Maze Ransomware Attack
Understanding the Maze Ransomware Threat Maze ransomware is a sophisticated type of malware that encrypts data within organizations' systems, holding it hostage until a ransom is paid. It has had far-reaching impacts across various industries globally, disrupting operations and causing [...]
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 [...]
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.
