Adelaide Ransomware Prevention and Recovery Consulting
Ransomware Vulnerability Audit
Ransomware has been weaponized by cybercriminals and malicious governments, representing a potentially existential threat to businesses that are breached. Current versions of crypto-ransomware go after everything, including backup, making even partial recovery a challenging and costly process. New variations of ransomware such as Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Mailto (aka Netwalker), DopplePaymer, LockBit and Nephilim have emerged, replacing Locky, Cerber, and Petya in prominence, elaborateness, and destructive impact.
Most crypto-ransomware penetrations are the result of innocent-seeming emails with dangerous links or file attachments, and a high percentage are so-called "zero-day" variants that elude detection by traditional signature-based antivirus filters. While user education and up-front identification are critical to protect against ransomware attacks, best practices dictate that you expect that some malware will inevitably get through and that you implement a solid backup solution that allows you to recover quickly with minimal losses.
Progent's ProSight Ransomware Vulnerability Checkup is an ultra-affordable service built around a remote discussion with a Progent security expert experienced in ransomware defense and repair. During this interview Progent will work with your Adelaide IT managers to collect pertinent information about your cybersecurity configuration and backup environment. Progent will utilize this data to create a Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment detailing how to apply leading practices for configuring and managing your cybersecurity and backup solution to prevent or clean up after a ransomware attack.
Progent's Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment focuses on vital areas associated with ransomware defense and restoration recovery. The review covers:
Cybersecurity
- Correct allocation and use of administration accounts
- Assigning NTFS (New Technology File System) and SMB permissions
- Optimal firewall configuration
- Secure RDP access
- Recommend AntiVirus (AV) filtering selection and configuration
- Split permission model for backup protection
- Backing up key servers including Active Directory
- Geographically dispersed backups including cloud backup to Microsoft Azure
About Ransomware
Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts or deletes a victim's files so they are unusable or are made publicly available. Ransomware sometimes locks the victim's computer. To prevent the carnage, the victim is required to pay a specified amount of money (the ransom), usually in the form of a crypto currency like Bitcoin, within a short period of time. It is not guaranteed that paying the ransom will recover the lost files or avoid its exposure to the public. Files can be encrypted or erased across a network based on the victim's write permissions, and you cannot break the strong encryption technologies used on the hostage files. A typical ransomware attack vector is booby-trapped email, whereby the user is tricked into responding to by means of a social engineering technique known as spear phishing. This makes the email to appear to come from a familiar sender. Another common attack vector is a poorly protected RDP port.
CryptoLocker ushered in the modern era of crypto-ransomware in 2013, and the damage caused by the many strains of ransomware is said to be billions of dollars per year, roughly doubling every other year. Notorious attacks include WannaCry, and NotPetya. Current high-profile variants like Ryuk, Maze and Cerber are more sophisticated and have wreaked more havoc than earlier versions. Even if your backup/recovery procedures allow you to recover your encrypted data, you can still be hurt by exfiltration, where ransomed data are made public (known as "doxxing"). Because new variants of ransomware are launched every day, there is no certainty that traditional signature-based anti-virus tools will detect a new attack. If threat does show up in an email, it is important that your end users have learned to identify phishing techniques. Your ultimate protection is a sound process for performing and retaining remote backups plus the use of reliable recovery tools.
Contact Progent About the ProSight Ransomware Vulnerability Consultation in Adelaide
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