Birmingham Ransomware Filtering and Recovery Services
Ransomware Susceptibility Review
Ransomware has been widely adopted by cybercriminals and rogue governments, representing a possibly lethal threat to businesses that are breached. Modern strains of crypto-ransomware go after everything, including online backup, making even selective recovery a complex and costly process. New variations of crypto-ransomware like Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Mailto (aka Netwalker), DopplePaymer, Conti and Egregor have emerged, replacing Locky, Cerber, and Petya in prominence, sophistication, and destructiveness.
Most crypto-ransomware infections are caused by innocuous-looking emails that have dangerous links or file attachments, and many are "zero-day" variants that can escape the defenses of traditional signature-based antivirus tools. While user training and frontline detection are important to defend against ransomware attacks, best practices demand that you expect that some attacks will eventually get through and that you implement a solid backup mechanism that allows you to restore files and services quickly with minimal damage.
Progent's ProSight Ransomware Vulnerability Assessment is a low-cost service centered around a remote discussion with a Progent cybersecurity expert experienced in ransomware defense and recovery. In the course of this assessment Progent will collaborate directly with your Birmingham IT management staff to gather pertinent information about your security setup and backup environment. Progent will use this information to produce a Basic Security and Best Practices Report documenting how to adhere to best practices for implementing and managing your security and backup solution to block or clean up after a ransomware assault.
Progent's Basic Security and Best Practices Report focuses on key issues related to ransomware defense and restoration recovery. The review covers:
Security
- Proper use of admin accounts
- Assigning NTFS and SMB permissions
- Proper firewall configuration
- Secure Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) connections
- Advice about AntiVirus (AV) tools identification and configuration
- Split permission model for backup integrity
- Backing up critical servers such as Active Directory
- Offsite backups with cloud backup to Microsoft Azure
About Ransomware
Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts or deletes a victim's files so they cannot be used or are made publicly available. Ransomware often locks the victim's computer. To avoid the damage, the target is asked to pay a certain amount of money (the ransom), typically in the form of a crypto currency such as Bitcoin, within a short period of time. There is no guarantee that paying the ransom will restore the damaged files or prevent its publication. Files can be encrypted or erased across a network depending on the victim's write permissions, and you cannot solve the strong encryption algorithms used on the compromised files. A common ransomware delivery package is booby-trapped email, in which the user is tricked into interacting with by a social engineering exploit known as spear phishing. This makes the email to appear to come from a trusted source. Another common vulnerability is a poorly secured Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) port.
CryptoLocker opened the modern era of ransomware in 2013, and the damage caused by the many versions of ransomware is estimated at billions of dollars annually, more than doubling every two years. Notorious examples are WannaCry, and NotPetya. Recent high-profile variants like Ryuk, Maze and Spora are more elaborate and have wreaked more havoc than older strains. Even if your backup procedures permit your business to recover your ransomed data, you can still be hurt by so-called exfiltration, where stolen documents are exposed to the public. Because new versions of ransomware are launched daily, there is no guarantee that conventional signature-matching anti-virus tools will detect the latest malware. If threat does show up in an email, it is important that your end users have learned to be aware of phishing techniques. Your ultimate protection is a sound process for performing and keeping remote backups and the deployment of reliable restoration platforms.
Contact Progent About the ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Audit in Birmingham
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