Modesto Ransomware Protection and Removal Consulting
Ransomware Susceptibility Checkup
Ransomware has become the weapon of choice for the major cyber-crime organizations and bad-actor governments, representing a possibly existential risk to businesses that are victimized. Modern versions of crypto-ransomware go after everything, including backup, making even partial restoration a challenging and costly exercise. Novel variations of ransomware such as Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Mailto (aka Netwalker), DopplePaymer, Conti and Nephilim have emerged, displacing Locky, Spora, and Petya in notoriety, sophistication, and destructiveness.
90% of crypto-ransomware penetrations are the result of innocuous-seeming emails that include malicious hyperlinks or attachments, and many are so-called "zero-day" variants that elude detection by traditional signature-based antivirus (AV) filters. While user education and up-front detection are important to defend your network against ransomware attacks, best practices demand that you expect that some malware will eventually get through and that you put in place a strong backup mechanism that permits you to recover quickly with little if any damage.
Progent's ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Assessment is a low-cost service centered around an online interview with a Progent cybersecurity consultant skilled in ransomware protection and repair. During this interview Progent will cooperate with your Modesto network management staff to collect critical information about your security configuration and backup environment. Progent will use this information to generate a Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment detailing how to follow best practices for configuring and managing your cybersecurity and backup solution to prevent or clean up after a ransomware attack.
Progent's Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment highlights vital issues associated with crypto-ransomware prevention and restoration recovery. The report covers:
Cybersecurity
- Correct use of admin accounts
- Assigning NTFS and SMB authorizations
- Optimal firewall settings
- Safe Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) access
- Guidance for AntiVirus tools identification and deployment
- Split permission architecture for backup integrity
- Backing up key servers such as Active Directory
- Offsite backups with cloud backup to Azure
About Ransomware
Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts or steals a victim's files so they cannot be used or are made publicly available. Crypto-ransomware sometimes locks the target's computer. To prevent the damage, the victim is asked to pay 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 paying the ransom will recover the damaged files or prevent its exposure to the public. Files can be altered or deleted throughout a network depending on the victim's write permissions, and you cannot solve the military-grade encryption algorithms used on the hostage files. A common ransomware delivery package is booby-trapped email, whereby the target is tricked into responding to by means of a social engineering technique called spear phishing. This causes the email to appear to come from a trusted sender. Another popular vulnerability is an improperly secured Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) port.
CryptoLocker ushered in the modern era of crypto-ransomware in 2013, and the monetary losses attributed to by the many strains of ransomware is said to be billions of dollars annually, more than doubling every other year. Famous attacks include Locky, and NotPetya. Recent high-profile variants like Ryuk, DoppelPaymer and Spora are more sophisticated and have caused more damage than earlier strains. Even if your backup procedures permit you to recover your encrypted files, you can still be threatened by exfiltration, where stolen documents are made public. Because additional versions of ransomware crop up daily, there is no certainty that conventional signature-based anti-virus filters will block a new malware. If an attack does show up in an email, it is important that your end users have learned to be aware of social engineering tricks. Your last line of protection is a sound process for performing and keeping remote backups plus the use of dependable restoration platforms.
Ask Progent About the ProSight Crypto-Ransomware Susceptibility Consultation in Modesto
For pricing information and to find out more about how Progent's ProSight Crypto-Ransomware Preparedness Audit can bolster your defense against crypto-ransomware in Modesto, phone Progent at
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