If you don’t treat network security as important, don’t expect your users to treat security as important.
Irvine, CA – Ransomware and phishing threats are the most prevalent cyber-risk problem facing your organization today. Securing your system is a layered approach, meaning you need to do several things to protect yourself from falling victim to today’s network security risks.
User training is one of the lowest cost and most effective solutions to protecting your company. Companies that are breached almost always have many security layers, but they fail when something makes it to the uninformed user. If you don’t treat network security as important, don’t expect your users to treat security as important.
We do a 30 minute training on ransomware and phishing avoidance for your users so they know what to watch out for while using their computers each day. Don’t let your company fall victim to the fateful e-mail or link your user clicks on due to lack of knowledge. The stakes are too high. This training session at $495 inexpensive, but invaluable.
If you have questions or wish to enroll, call 949 428-5000, x213, write to RPeducate@alvaka.net and we can schedule a convenient time.
We have been getting more questions on this training, here are a few more specifics:
This phishing and ransomware training is a $495 end-user training, not for the IT guys, for plain old regular users. It is designed to be about 30 minutes long with an optional 15 minute Q&A session.
It is designed to educate users on the:
- threats of phishing and ransomware
- explain what is phishing and ransomware
- how to spot it
- how to avoid it
- what to do if you see it or get it
If you wish to enroll, call 949 428-5000, x213, write to RPeducate@alvaka.net and we can schedule a convenient time.
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.