Anaheim Ransomware Protection and Remediation Expertise
Ransomware Preparedness Consultation
Ransomware has become the weapon of choice for cybercriminals and bad-actor governments, representing a possibly existential threat to companies that are victimized. The latest versions of ransomware target everything, including online backup, making even partial restoration a complex and costly exercise. New versions of crypto-ransomware like Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Mailto (aka Netwalker), DopplePaymer, Conti and Egregor have emerged, displacing WannaCry, Spora, and CryptoWall in notoriety, elaborateness, and destructiveness.
Most ransomware infections are caused by innocuous-looking emails that have dangerous hyperlinks or file attachments, and many are so-called "zero-day" strains that can escape detection by legacy signature-matching antivirus filters. Although user training and frontline identification are important to defend your network against ransomware, best practices dictate that you take for granted some attacks will inevitably succeed and that you deploy a strong backup solution that enables you to repair the damage rapidly with little if any damage.
Progent's ProSight Ransomware Vulnerability Checkup is a low-cost service built around an online discussion with a Progent security expert experienced in ransomware defense and repair. In the course of this interview Progent will work directly with your Anaheim IT management staff to collect critical data about your cybersecurity configuration and backup processes. Progent will utilize this data to create a Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment documenting how to adhere to best practices for implementing and managing your cybersecurity and backup systems to block or clean up after a crypto-ransomware attack.
Progent's Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment focuses on vital issues related to ransomware prevention and restoration recovery. The report covers:
Cybersecurity
- Proper use of administration accounts
- Correct NTFS (New Technology File System) and SMB permissions
- Optimal firewall settings
- Secure RDP configuration
- Guidance for AntiVirus (AV) filtering selection and configuration
- Split permission model for backup protection
- Backing up key servers including Active Directory
- Offsite backups including cloud backup to Azure
About Ransomware
Ransomware is a variety of malware that encrypts or steals files so they cannot be used or are made publicly available. Crypto-ransomware often locks the victim's computer. To prevent the carnage, the target is asked to pay a certain ransom, usually in the form of a crypto currency such as Bitcoin, within a brief time window. It is never certain that delivering the extortion price will recover the lost files or prevent its exposure to the public. Files can be encrypted or erased across a network depending on the target's write permissions, and you cannot break the strong encryption algorithms used on the compromised files. A typical ransomware delivery package is booby-trapped email, in which the victim is tricked into interacting with by means of a social engineering technique called spear phishing. This makes the email to appear to come from a familiar source. Another common vulnerability is a poorly secured RDP port.
CryptoLocker opened the modern era of ransomware in 2013, and the damage caused by different versions of ransomware is estimated at billions of dollars annually, roughly doubling every two years. Famous attacks are Locky, and Petya. Current headline variants like Ryuk, Maze and TeslaCrypt are more complex and have caused more damage than earlier versions. Even if your backup procedures enable you to recover your encrypted files, you can still be hurt by so-called exfiltration, where ransomed documents are made public (known as "doxxing"). Because additional versions of ransomware are launched daily, there is no certainty that traditional signature-matching anti-virus tools will detect a new malware. If threat does appear in an email, it is critical that your end users have learned to identify phishing tricks. Your last line of defense is a sound process for performing and keeping offsite backups and the deployment of reliable recovery platforms.
Contact Progent About the ProSight Crypto-Ransomware Susceptibility Report in Anaheim
For pricing details and to find out more about how Progent's ProSight Ransomware Susceptibility Assessment can bolster your defense against crypto-ransomware in Anaheim, phone Progent at
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