Birmingham Ransomware Filtering and Remediation Expertise
Ransomware Susceptibility Consultation
Ransomware has been widely adopted by cyber extortionists and rogue states, representing a possibly existential threat to businesses that fall victim. Current strains of ransomware go after everything, including online backup, making even selective recovery a complex and expensive exercise. New variations of ransomware such as Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Netwalker, DopplePaymer, Snatch and Egregor have emerged, replacing Locky, Cerber, and CryptoWall in prominence, sophistication, and destructiveness.
Most crypto-ransomware breaches come from innocent-seeming emails that have dangerous links or attachments, and a high percentage are so-called "zero-day" strains that elude detection by legacy signature-matching antivirus filters. While user training and up-front detection are important to defend your network against ransomware attacks, leading practices demand that you assume some malware will inevitably succeed and that you implement a strong backup mechanism that permits you to restore files and services rapidly with little if any damage.
Progent's ProSight Ransomware Vulnerability Report is a low-cost service built around a remote interview with a Progent cybersecurity expert experienced in ransomware protection and recovery. In the course of this interview Progent will collaborate directly with your Birmingham network management staff to gather pertinent data about your cybersecurity configuration and backup processes. Progent will use this information to produce a Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment detailing how to adhere to leading practices for implementing and managing your security and backup systems to block or clean up after a crypto-ransomware assault.
Progent's Basic Security and Best Practices Report highlights vital issues associated with ransomware defense and restoration recovery. The review addresses:
Cybersecurity
- Proper use of administration accounts
- Correct NTFS and SMB (Server Message Block) permissions
- Proper firewall configuration
- Safe Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) configuration
- Recommend AntiVirus (AV) filtering selection and configuration
- Split permission architecture for backup protection
- Backing up required servers including AD
- Geographically dispersed backups with cloud backup to Microsoft Azure
About Ransomware
Ransomware is a form of malware that encrypts or steals a victim's files so they cannot be used or are publicized. Crypto-ransomware sometimes locks the target's computer. To avoid the damage, the target is required to pay a certain ransom, usually in the form of a crypto currency such as Bitcoin, within a brief time window. It is not guaranteed that paying the ransom will recover the lost files or prevent its publication. Files can be altered or erased throughout a network depending on the victim's write permissions, and you cannot solve the strong encryption technologies used on the compromised files. A common ransomware attack vector is spoofed email, in which the victim is tricked into responding to by a social engineering technique called spear phishing. This causes the email to appear to come from a familiar sender. Another common vulnerability is a poorly protected Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) port.
CryptoLocker ushered in the new age of crypto-ransomware in 2013, and the damage attributed to by the many versions of ransomware is said to be billions of dollars per year, roughly doubling every other year. Notorious examples include Locky, and NotPetya. Recent high-profile variants like Ryuk, Maze and CryptoWall are more elaborate and have wreaked more havoc than older versions. Even if your backup procedures allow you to restore your ransomed files, you can still be hurt by exfiltration, where stolen documents are made public (known as "doxxing"). Because new variants of ransomware crop up daily, there is no certainty that traditional signature-based anti-virus tools will block a new attack. If threat does show up in an email, it is critical that your end users have been taught to be aware of phishing tricks. Your ultimate protection is a solid scheme for scheduling and keeping remote backups and the deployment of reliable restoration tools.
Contact Progent About the ProSight Ransomware Vulnerability Assessment in Birmingham
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