Fresno Ransomware Prevention and Restoration Solutions
Ransomware Susceptibility Assessment
Ransomware has become the weapon of choice for cybercriminals and rogue states, representing a possibly lethal risk to companies that are breached. The latest versions of ransomware go after all vulnerable resources, including online backup, making even selective recovery a complex and expensive exercise. New versions of crypto-ransomware like Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Mailto (aka Netwalker), Phobos, Snatch and Nephilim have made the headlines, replacing WannaCry, TeslaCrypt, and NotPetya in notoriety, elaborateness, and destructive impact.
90% of crypto-ransomware breaches are caused by innocent-looking emails that have dangerous hyperlinks or file attachments, and many are "zero-day" strains that elude the defenses of traditional signature-matching antivirus (AV) filters. While user training and up-front identification are critical to protect against ransomware, leading practices demand that you expect that some malware will eventually succeed and that you implement a solid backup mechanism that permits you to repair the damage quickly with little if any losses.
Progent's ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Assessment is an ultra-affordable service centered around a remote interview with a Progent cybersecurity consultant skilled in ransomware defense and recovery. In the course of this assessment Progent will cooperate directly with your Fresno network managers to collect pertinent information about your security setup and backup processes. Progent will use this data to create a Basic Security and Best Practices Report documenting how to follow leading practices for configuring and administering your cybersecurity and backup systems to prevent or clean up after a crypto-ransomware attack.
Progent's Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment focuses on vital areas related to crypto-ransomware defense and restoration recovery. The review covers:
Security
- Correct allocation and use of administration accounts
- Appropriate NTFS and SMB authorizations
- Proper firewall setup
- Secure Remote Desktop Protocol connections
- Guidance for AntiVirus tools selection and configuration
- Split permission model for backup integrity
- Protecting key servers such as AD
- Geographically dispersed backups including cloud backup to Azure
About Ransomware
Ransomware is a variety of malicious software 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 prevent the damage, the target is asked to send a certain ransom, typically via a crypto currency like Bitcoin, within a short time window. It is not guaranteed that paying the extortion price will recover the lost data or prevent its publication. Files can be encrypted or deleted across a network based on the target's write permissions, and you cannot reverse engineer the strong encryption algorithms used on the hostage files. A typical ransomware attack vector is booby-trapped email, in which the user is lured into responding to by means of a social engineering technique called spear phishing. This makes the email message to appear to come from a trusted source. Another popular vulnerability is an improperly secured Remote Desktop Protocol port.
CryptoLocker opened the modern era of crypto-ransomware in 2013, and the damage caused by the many versions of ransomware is estimated at billions of dollars per year, more than doubling every two years. Famous examples are WannaCry, and Petya. Current headline variants like Ryuk, DoppelPaymer and Cerber are more sophisticated and have wreaked more damage than earlier strains. Even if your backup procedures enable you to restore your ransomed data, you can still be hurt by exfiltration, where ransomed data are exposed to the public. Because additional versions of ransomware are launched every day, there is no guarantee that conventional signature-based anti-virus tools will block the latest attack. If threat does show up in an email, it is critical that your end users have been taught to be aware of social engineering tricks. Your ultimate protection is a sound process for performing and keeping offsite backups plus the use of reliable restoration platforms.
Contact Progent About the ProSight Ransomware Readiness Assessment in Fresno
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