Coordinating Cybersecurity Incident Response
Understanding the Importance of Cybersecurity Incident Response In today's digital landscape, the question isn't whether a security breach will occur, but rather when it will happen. With cyber threats evolving at an alarming rate, immediate and effective action during an [...]
Navigating Ransomware Insurance Claims
Understanding Ransomware and Its Impact on Businesses Ransomware insurance claims have become an increasingly critical issue as the prevalence of ransomware attacks continues to escalate. These malicious software attacks lock businesses out of their essential data and systems, often demanding [...]
Disaster Recovery Services After Ransomware Attacks
Understanding the Grim Reality of Ransomware Ransomware represents one of the most insidious threats to businesses today, with its impact ranging from operational disruption to severe financial loss. As we navigate this digital landscape, it's essential to recognize that no [...]
How to Control Damage After a Cyber Breach
Understanding the Impact of Cyber Breaches In the era of digital transformations, the story of a high-profile cyber breach is a chilling reminder of the fragility of cyber infrastructures. Consider the case when a leading corporation fell victim to a [...]
Ransomware Recovery Case Studies and Success Stories
Understanding the Threat: What is Ransomware? Ransomware recovery case studies often begin with a critical look at what ransomware is. Ransomware is a type of malicious software designed to deny access to a computer system or data until a ransom [...]
Developing a Cyber Breach Communication Strategy
Understanding the Gravity of Cybersecurity Breaches Cyber breach communication strategy begins with a grim acceptance: data breaches and cyber-attacks have become a when, not if, scenario for organizations across all sectors. In this digital age, our operations hinge on the [...]
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.
