Hialeah Ransomware Prevention and Recovery Expertise
Ransomware Preparedness Testing
Ransomware has become the weapon of choice for cybercriminals and malicious states, representing a possibly lethal risk to companies that fall victim. Modern versions of ransomware target all vulnerable resources, including backup, making even partial restoration a challenging and costly exercise. Novel strains of ransomware like Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Netwalker, Phobos, Conti and Nephilim have emerged, replacing Locky, Spora, and Petya in prominence, sophistication, and destructive impact.
Most ransomware penetrations come from innocent-seeming emails that include dangerous links or file attachments, and many are so-called "zero-day" variants that can escape detection by traditional signature-based antivirus tools. Although user training and frontline identification are important to defend against ransomware attacks, best practices demand that you assume some malware will inevitably get through and that you implement a solid backup mechanism that allows you to recover quickly with minimal damage.
Progent's ProSight Ransomware Vulnerability Report is a low-cost service built around an online interview with a Progent security expert experienced in ransomware defense and repair. In the course of this interview Progent will collaborate directly with your Hialeah network management staff to collect pertinent data about your cybersecurity configuration and backup environment. Progent will utilize this information to generate a Basic Security and Best Practices Report detailing how to apply best practices for configuring and administering your security and backup systems to block or recover from a crypto-ransomware assault.
Progent's Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment focuses on vital issues associated with ransomware prevention and restoration recovery. The report covers:
Cybersecurity
- Proper allocation and use of admin accounts
- Assigning NTFS and SMB (Server Message Block) permissions
- Proper firewall setup
- Safe RDP connections
- Guidance for AntiVirus (AV) filtering identification and deployment
- Split permission model for backup integrity
- Protecting critical servers including Active Directory
- Offsite backups with cloud backup to Azure
About Ransomware
Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts or deletes files so they cannot be used or are made publicly available. Ransomware often locks the target'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 brief time window. It is not guaranteed that delivering the extortion price will recover the damaged data or avoid its publication. Files can be altered or erased throughout a network based on the victim's write permissions, and you cannot solve the strong encryption technologies used on the hostage files. A common ransomware attack vector is booby-trapped email, in which the user is lured into responding to by a social engineering exploit called spear phishing. This makes the email to appear to come from a trusted sender. Another common attack vector is a poorly protected Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) port.
CryptoLocker opened the new age of crypto-ransomware in 2013, and the monetary losses attributed to by the many versions of ransomware is said to be billions of dollars per year, more than doubling every other year. Notorious attacks include WannaCry, and Petya. Current high-profile variants like Ryuk, Maze and Spora are more sophisticated and have wreaked more damage than older strains. Even if your backup procedures enable your business to restore your encrypted files, you can still be threatened by so-called exfiltration, where stolen documents are exposed to the public. Because additional variants of ransomware are launched every day, there is no guarantee that conventional signature-matching anti-virus filters will detect a new malware. If an attack does show up in an email, it is critical that your users have learned to be aware of social engineering techniques. Your last line of protection is a sound process for performing and retaining remote backups and the use of reliable recovery platforms.
Contact Progent About the ProSight Ransomware Vulnerability Evaluation in Hialeah
For pricing information and to learn more about how Progent's ProSight Ransomware Readiness Consultation can enhance your defense against crypto-ransomware in Hialeah, phone Progent at
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