Jundiaí Ransomware Prevention and Remediation Expertise
Ransomware Readiness Consultation
Ransomware has been weaponized by cybercriminals and bad-actor governments, posing a possibly lethal threat to businesses that are successfully attacked. Current versions of ransomware target all vulnerable resources, including online backup, making even partial restoration a complex and expensive exercise. Novel versions of crypto-ransomware such as Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Netwalker, DopplePaymer, Conti and Nephilim have emerged, replacing WannaCry, TeslaCrypt, and NotPetya in notoriety, sophistication, and destructive impact.
90% of ransomware breaches come from innocuous-looking emails that have malicious hyperlinks or attachments, and a high percentage are "zero-day" variants that can escape the defenses of traditional signature-based antivirus (AV) tools. While user training and up-front detection are important to protect your network against ransomware, leading practices dictate that you assume some attacks will inevitably get through and that you prepare a solid backup solution that enables you to repair the damage quickly with little if any losses.
Progent's ProSight Ransomware Vulnerability Assessment is an ultra-affordable service built around an online discussion with a Progent security consultant experienced in ransomware defense and repair. During this assessment Progent will work directly with your Jundiaí IT management staff to collect critical information about your cybersecurity posture and backup environment. Progent will utilize this data to generate a Basic Security and Best Practices Report detailing how to follow leading practices for configuring and administering your security and backup solution to block or recover from a ransomware attack.
Progent's Basic Security and Best Practices Report highlights vital issues related to ransomware defense and restoration recovery. The review covers:
Cybersecurity
- Proper allocation and use of admin accounts
- Assigning NTFS and SMB (Server Message Block) authorizations
- Optimal firewall configuration
- Secure RDP configuration
- Recommend AntiVirus filtering identification and configuration
- Split permission model for backup protection
- Backing up critical servers such as Active Directory
- Offsite backups with cloud backup to Azure
About Ransomware
Ransomware is a form of malware that encrypts or deletes files so they are unusable or are publicized. Crypto-ransomware sometimes locks the target's computer. To prevent the carnage, the victim is asked to pay a certain amount of money (the ransom), usually in the form of a crypto currency such as Bitcoin, within a short period of time. There is no guarantee that delivering the ransom will restore the lost data or avoid its exposure to the public. Files can be altered or erased throughout a network depending on the victim's write permissions, and you cannot break the military-grade encryption algorithms used on the compromised files. A typical ransomware attack vector is booby-trapped email, in which the user is lured into responding to by a social engineering technique known as spear phishing. This causes the email message to appear to come from a trusted source. Another popular attack vector is an improperly protected RDP port.
CryptoLocker ushered in the modern era of crypto-ransomware in 2013, and the damage attributed to by the many versions of ransomware is said to be billions of dollars annually, more than doubling every other year. Famous examples are Locky, and NotPetya. Recent high-profile threats like Ryuk, DoppelPaymer and Cerber are more elaborate and have caused more damage than earlier strains. Even if your backup/recovery procedures permit your business to recover your ransomed files, you can still be hurt by so-called exfiltration, where ransomed data are exposed to the public. Because additional versions of ransomware crop up every day, there is no certainty that conventional signature-matching anti-virus filters will detect a new attack. If threat does appear in an email, it is important that your end users have been taught to be aware of social engineering tricks. Your ultimate defense is a solid scheme for performing and retaining offsite backups and the deployment of dependable recovery tools.
Contact Progent About the ProSight Crypto-Ransomware Preparedness Testing in Jundiaí
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