Huntington Beach Ransomware Defense and Cleanup Expertise
Ransomware Preparedness Checkup
Ransomware has been widely adopted by the major cyber-crime organizations and bad-actor states, posing a possibly lethal threat to businesses that fall victim. Modern versions of crypto-ransomware target all vulnerable resources, including backup, making even partial restoration a complex and costly process. New versions of crypto-ransomware such as Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Mailto (aka Netwalker), DopplePaymer, Snatch and Nephilim have emerged, displacing Locky, Cerber, and CryptoWall in prominence, sophistication, and destructiveness.
Most crypto-ransomware infections come from innocuous-looking emails that include malicious links or attachments, and many are "zero-day" strains that can escape the defenses of traditional signature-matching antivirus tools. Although user education and up-front identification are important to defend your network against ransomware attacks, best practices dictate that you expect that some attacks will eventually succeed and that you deploy a strong backup solution that permits you to restore files and services rapidly with little if any losses.
Progent's ProSight Ransomware Vulnerability Assessment is an ultra-affordable service built around an online interview with a Progent cybersecurity consultant skilled in ransomware defense and recovery. In the course of this interview Progent will collaborate directly with your Huntington Beach IT management staff to gather pertinent information concerning your security posture and backup environment. Progent will use this information to create a Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment detailing how to apply leading practices for implementing and managing your cybersecurity and backup solution to prevent or clean up after a crypto-ransomware assault.
Progent's Basic Security and Best Practices Report highlights vital issues associated with crypto-ransomware prevention and restoration recovery. The review covers:
Cybersecurity
- Correct use of admin accounts
- Appropriate NTFS and SMB permissions
- Optimal firewall configuration
- Safe RDP connections
- Recommend AntiVirus (AV) tools identification and configuration
- Split permission model for backup integrity
- Protecting key servers including AD
- Geographically dispersed backups with cloud backup to Azure
About Ransomware
Ransomware is a type of malicious software that encrypts or steals a victim's files so they cannot be used or are publicized. Ransomware often locks the target's computer. To avoid the damage, the target is required to send a specified amount of money, typically in the form of a crypto currency like Bitcoin, within a brief time window. It is never certain that paying the ransom will restore the lost data or prevent its publication. Files can be encrypted or erased across a network based on the target's write permissions, and you cannot reverse engineer the military-grade encryption technologies used on the compromised files. A common ransomware attack vector is booby-trapped email, in which the user is tricked into responding to by a social engineering technique known as spear phishing. This causes the email to appear to come from a trusted source. Another popular vulnerability is an improperly protected RDP port.
CryptoLocker opened the new age of ransomware in 2013, and the damage attributed to by different strains of ransomware is said to be billions of dollars annually, more than doubling every two years. Notorious examples are Locky, and NotPetya. Recent high-profile threats like Ryuk, Maze and Spora are more sophisticated and have caused more damage than older versions. Even if your backup processes allow you to restore your ransomed data, you can still be hurt by so-called exfiltration, where stolen data are exposed to the public. Because new versions of ransomware crop up daily, there is no certainty that conventional signature-based anti-virus tools will block a new malware. If an attack does show up in an email, it is critical that your end users have learned to identify social engineering techniques. Your ultimate protection is a sound scheme for performing and keeping offsite backups and the use of dependable recovery platforms.
Contact Progent About the ProSight Crypto-Ransomware Readiness Consultation in Huntington Beach
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