Louisville Ransomware Filtering and Remediation Solutions
Ransomware Readiness Review
Ransomware has been widely adopted by cybercriminals and malicious states, posing a possibly existential risk to businesses that are successfully attacked. Current strains of ransomware target all vulnerable resources, including online backup, making even selective restoration a complex and expensive process. New versions of crypto-ransomware such as Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Netwalker, Phobos, Conti and Egregor have made the headlines, displacing WannaCry, Cerber, and Petya in prominence, sophistication, and destructiveness.
Most ransomware breaches are caused by innocent-looking emails that include dangerous links or attachments, and many are "zero-day" attacks that elude detection by traditional signature-based antivirus (AV) filters. Although user training and up-front detection are important to defend against ransomware, leading practices dictate that you take for granted some malware will eventually get through and that you put in place a strong backup solution that enables you to recover quickly with little if any losses.
Progent's ProSight Ransomware Vulnerability Checkup is a low-cost service built around a remote discussion with a Progent cybersecurity expert experienced in ransomware defense and repair. During this assessment Progent will work with your Louisville network management staff to gather pertinent data about your security setup and backup processes. Progent will use this information to create a Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment documenting how to apply leading practices for implementing and administering your cybersecurity and backup solution to prevent or recover from a crypto-ransomware assault.
Progent's Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment focuses on key areas associated with ransomware prevention and restoration recovery. The report covers:
Cybersecurity
- Effective use of administration accounts
- Correct NTFS and SMB authorizations
- Proper firewall configuration
- Secure Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) access
- Recommend AntiVirus tools selection and deployment
- Split permission model for backup protection
- Backing up key servers such as AD
- Geographically dispersed backups with cloud backup to Microsoft Azure
About Ransomware
Ransomware is a variety of malicious software that encrypts or steals files so they are unusable or are publicized. Crypto-ransomware sometimes locks the victim's computer. To prevent the carnage, the victim is asked to pay a specified amount of money (the ransom), typically via a crypto currency like Bitcoin, within a brief time window. There is no guarantee that paying the ransom will restore the lost files or prevent its publication. Files can be altered or erased throughout a network based on the victim's write permissions, and you cannot reverse engineer the strong encryption algorithms used on the hostage files. A typical ransomware attack vector is booby-trapped email, in which the target is lured into interacting with by a social engineering technique known as spear phishing. This causes the email to appear to come from a trusted source. Another common vulnerability is an improperly secured Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) port.
The ransomware variant CryptoLocker ushered in the new age of ransomware in 2013, and the monetary losses caused by different versions of ransomware is estimated at billions of dollars per year, roughly doubling every other year. Famous examples include Locky, and NotPetya. Current headline variants like Ryuk, Sodinokibi and TeslaCrypt are more sophisticated and have caused more havoc than earlier strains. Even if your backup procedures permit your business to restore your ransomed data, 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 block a new malware. If threat does show up in an email, it is critical that your users have been taught to be aware of phishing techniques. Your last line of protection is a sound scheme for performing and retaining offsite backups and the use of dependable recovery platforms.
Ask Progent About the ProSight Crypto-Ransomware Readiness Testing in Louisville
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