Jacksonville Ransomware Protection and Remediation Solutions
Ransomware Readiness Review
Ransomware has become the weapon of choice for the major cyber-crime organizations and malicious states, posing a possibly existential threat to businesses that are breached. Modern versions of crypto-ransomware go after everything, including online backup, making even selective recovery a challenging and costly exercise. New variations of ransomware like Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Mailto (aka Netwalker), DopplePaymer, LockBit and Egregor have emerged, replacing WannaCry, TeslaCrypt, and Petya in notoriety, sophistication, and destructive impact.
Most ransomware breaches are caused by innocent-looking emails that have malicious hyperlinks or attachments, and a high percentage are "zero-day" strains that elude the defenses of traditional signature-based antivirus tools. Although user education and up-front identification are critical to protect against ransomware attacks, best practices demand that you take for granted some malware will inevitably succeed and that you prepare a solid backup solution that permits you to recover quickly with little if any losses.
Progent's ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Checkup is an ultra-affordable service built around a remote discussion with a Progent cybersecurity consultant experienced in ransomware defense and repair. In the course of this assessment Progent will collaborate directly with your Jacksonville network managers to collect critical information about your security posture and backup environment. Progent will utilize this information to generate a Basic Security and Best Practices Report documenting how to follow best practices for configuring and managing your security and backup solution to prevent or recover from a ransomware assault.
Progent's Basic Security and Best Practices Report focuses on key issues related to ransomware defense and restoration recovery. The report addresses:
Cybersecurity
- Proper allocation and use of admin accounts
- Assigning NTFS and SMB (Server Message Block) permissions
- Proper firewall settings
- Safe Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) access
- Guidance for AntiVirus (AV) tools identification and configuration
- Split permission model for backup protection
- Protecting key servers such as Active Directory
- Geographically dispersed backups including cloud backup to Azure
About Ransomware
Ransomware is a form of malware that encrypts or deletes a victim's files so they cannot be used or are made publicly available. Crypto-ransomware often locks the victim's computer. To prevent the carnage, the target is required to pay a certain amount of money (the ransom), typically in the form of a crypto currency such as Bitcoin, within a brief time window. There is no guarantee that delivering the ransom will recover the lost data or prevent its publication. Files can be altered or erased across a network based on the victim's write permissions, and you cannot break the military-grade encryption technologies used on the hostage files. A typical ransomware attack vector is spoofed email, whereby the victim is lured into responding to by means of a social engineering technique known as spear phishing. This causes the email to look as though it came from a familiar source. Another popular vulnerability is a poorly protected Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) port.
The ransomware variant CryptoLocker ushered in the modern era of ransomware in 2013, and the monetary losses caused by the many versions of ransomware is estimated at billions of dollars per year, more than doubling every other year. Famous attacks are WannaCry, and Petya. Recent high-profile threats like Ryuk, DoppelPaymer and TeslaCrypt are more elaborate and have wreaked more damage than older strains. Even if your backup/recovery procedures allow you to restore your ransomed files, you can still be hurt by so-called exfiltration, where ransomed documents are made public (known as "doxxing"). Because new variants of ransomware crop up daily, there is no certainty that traditional signature-matching anti-virus tools will detect a new attack. If threat does appear in an email, it is critical that your end users have been taught to be aware of phishing techniques. Your last line of protection is a solid scheme for scheduling and retaining offsite backups and the deployment of dependable restoration tools.
Ask Progent About the ProSight Crypto-Ransomware Readiness Testing in Jacksonville
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