Miami Beach Ransomware Prevention and Recovery Consulting
Ransomware Preparedness Audit
Ransomware has been weaponized by cybercriminals and malicious governments, representing a possibly existential threat to businesses that are successfully attacked. Current strains of ransomware go after everything, including backup, making even partial recovery a complex and expensive process. New variations of ransomware like Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Netwalker, DopplePaymer, Snatch and Egregor have emerged, replacing WannaCry, Cerber, and CryptoWall in prominence, elaborateness, and destructive impact.
90% of crypto-ransomware infections are the result of innocent-looking emails with dangerous hyperlinks or attachments, and many are "zero-day" strains that can escape the defenses of traditional signature-based antivirus tools. Although user education and frontline identification are critical to defend against ransomware attacks, best practices dictate that you assume some attacks will inevitably succeed and that you implement a solid backup mechanism that permits you to restore files and services quickly with minimal losses.
Progent's ProSight Ransomware Vulnerability Assessment is a low-cost service built around a remote discussion with a Progent cybersecurity expert experienced in ransomware defense and recovery. In the course of this assessment Progent will work with your Miami Beach IT management staff to gather critical information concerning your security profile and backup environment. Progent will use this data to produce a Basic Security and Best Practices Report documenting how to apply leading practices for implementing and managing your cybersecurity and backup systems to prevent or clean up after a ransomware attack.
Progent's Basic Security and Best Practices Report focuses on vital issues associated with ransomware defense and restoration recovery. The report covers:
Security
- Proper use of administration accounts
- Assigning NTFS (New Technology File System) and SMB permissions
- Proper firewall configuration
- Safe Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) access
- Guidance for AntiVirus (AV) filtering selection and configuration
- Split permission model for backup integrity
- Backing up critical servers such as AD
- Offsite backups with cloud backup to Microsoft Azure
About Ransomware
Ransomware is a type of malicious software that encrypts or deletes files so they are unusable or are publicized. Ransomware often locks the target's computer. To prevent the damage, the target is required to send a specified amount of money (the ransom), usually via a crypto currency such as Bitcoin, within a short period of time. It is never certain that paying the ransom will recover the lost files or prevent its publication. Files can be altered or erased across a network depending on the victim's write permissions, and you cannot solve the military-grade encryption technologies used on the hostage files. A typical ransomware delivery package is booby-trapped email, whereby the victim is lured into responding to by a social engineering exploit known as spear phishing. This makes the email to appear to come from a trusted sender. Another popular attack vector is an improperly secured 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 said to be billions of dollars annually, roughly doubling every other year. Famous attacks are WannaCry, and NotPetya. Recent high-profile variants like Ryuk, Maze and Spora are more elaborate and have wreaked more damage than earlier versions. Even if your backup/recovery procedures permit your business to restore your encrypted files, you can still be hurt by so-called exfiltration, where ransomed documents are exposed to the public. Because additional variants of ransomware are launched every day, there is no certainty that traditional signature-matching anti-virus filters will detect a new attack. If threat does show up in an email, it is important that your users have learned to be aware of phishing tricks. Your ultimate defense is a solid process for performing and keeping offsite backups and the deployment of dependable recovery tools.
Ask Progent About the ProSight Crypto-Ransomware Readiness Checkup in Miami Beach
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