Jersey City Ransomware Prevention and Restoration Services
Ransomware Readiness Consultation
Ransomware has been widely adopted by cyber extortionists and bad-actor states, representing a possibly lethal threat to companies that fall victim. Current strains of crypto-ransomware go after everything, including backup, making even partial restoration a challenging and costly process. New strains of ransomware such as Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Mailto (aka Netwalker), DopplePaymer, Snatch and Egregor have emerged, replacing WannaCry, Spora, and Petya in prominence, elaborateness, and destructive impact.
Most ransomware breaches are the result of innocent-looking emails that have dangerous hyperlinks or file attachments, and many are so-called "zero-day" attacks that can escape the defenses of legacy signature-matching antivirus (AV) filters. Although user training and up-front identification are important to protect against ransomware attacks, leading practices demand that you expect that some attacks will eventually get through and that you implement a solid backup solution that permits you to repair the damage rapidly with minimal losses.
Progent's ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Checkup is an ultra-affordable service centered around a remote interview with a Progent cybersecurity expert experienced in ransomware protection and recovery. In the course of this interview Progent will cooperate with your Jersey City IT managers to collect critical data concerning your security profile and backup processes. Progent will utilize this information to generate a Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment detailing how to apply leading practices for implementing and administering your security and backup solution to prevent or recover from a ransomware attack.
Progent's Basic Security and Best Practices Report focuses on key areas related to ransomware defense and restoration recovery. The review addresses:
Security
- Proper allocation and use of admin accounts
- Appropriate NTFS and SMB permissions
- Optimal firewall settings
- Safe Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) configuration
- Guidance for AntiVirus (AV) filtering selection and deployment
- Split permission model for backup protection
- Backing up required servers such as AD
- Geographically dispersed backups with 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 publicized. Crypto-ransomware sometimes locks the victim's computer. To avoid the carnage, the victim is required to send a specified amount of money (the ransom), usually in the form of a crypto currency such as Bitcoin, within a brief period of time. There is no guarantee that delivering the ransom will recover the damaged files or prevent its publication. Files can be altered or erased across a network based on the target's write permissions, and you cannot solve the strong encryption technologies used on the hostage files. A common ransomware attack vector is tainted email, in which the user is tricked into responding to by means of a social engineering exploit called spear phishing. This makes the email to appear to come from a trusted source. Another common vulnerability is a poorly protected Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) port.
CryptoLocker opened the new age of crypto-ransomware in 2013, and the damage attributed to by the many versions of ransomware is estimated at billions of dollars per year, roughly doubling every two years. Notorious attacks are WannaCry, and NotPetya. Recent high-profile threats like Ryuk, Maze and CryptoWall are more elaborate and have wreaked more havoc than older versions. Even if your backup/recovery procedures allow your business to recover your ransomed files, you can still be hurt by so-called exfiltration, where ransomed data are exposed to the public (known as "doxxing"). Because additional versions of ransomware are launched daily, there is no certainty that traditional signature-matching anti-virus filters will detect the latest malware. If an attack does appear in an email, it is important that your users have learned to identify phishing tricks. Your last line of defense is a sound process for scheduling and keeping offsite backups plus the deployment of dependable recovery platforms.
Ask Progent About the ProSight Crypto-Ransomware Susceptibility Report in Jersey City
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