Montgomery Ransomware Prevention and Restoration Solutions
Ransomware Susceptibility Consultation
Ransomware has become the weapon of choice for cybercriminals and rogue states, representing a possibly existential risk to companies that fall victim. Current strains of ransomware target everything, including backup, making even partial restoration a complex and costly exercise. Novel versions of ransomware like Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Mailto (aka Netwalker), Phobos, Snatch and Nephilim have emerged, displacing WannaCry, Cerber, and CryptoWall in prominence, elaborateness, and destructiveness.
90% of ransomware penetrations come from innocuous-looking emails with malicious hyperlinks or attachments, and a high percentage are so-called "zero-day" variants that elude the defenses of legacy signature-matching antivirus filters. Although user training and up-front detection are critical to defend against ransomware, best 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 rapidly with little if any damage.
Progent's ProSight Ransomware Vulnerability Checkup is a low-cost service centered around an online discussion with a Progent security expert experienced in ransomware protection and repair. In the course of this assessment Progent will work with your Montgomery IT managers to gather critical information concerning your cybersecurity configuration and backup processes. Progent will use this information to create a Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment detailing how to follow best practices for configuring and administering your security and backup systems to block or clean up after a ransomware assault.
Progent's Basic Security and Best Practices Report focuses on vital issues associated with ransomware prevention and restoration recovery. The review covers:
Security
- Correct allocation and use of admin accounts
- Correct NTFS (New Technology File System) and SMB authorizations
- Proper firewall configuration
- Secure RDP configuration
- Guidance for AntiVirus (AV) tools identification and configuration
- Split permission architecture for backup protection
- Protecting required servers such as Active Directory
- Geographically dispersed backups with cloud backup to Azure
About Ransomware
Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts or steals files so they are unusable or are made publicly available. Crypto-ransomware often locks the victim's computer. To avoid the carnage, the target is asked to send a certain amount of money, usually via a crypto currency like Bitcoin, within a brief period of time. It is not guaranteed that delivering the extortion price will restore the damaged files or avoid its publication. Files can be altered or erased throughout a network depending on the victim's write permissions, and you cannot solve the military-grade encryption algorithms used on the compromised files. A typical ransomware attack vector is spoofed email, whereby the target is tricked into interacting with by means of a social engineering exploit known as spear phishing. This makes the email to appear to come from a familiar source. Another popular vulnerability is an improperly secured RDP port.
CryptoLocker ushered in the modern era of ransomware in 2013, and the monetary losses caused by the many strains of ransomware is estimated at billions of dollars per year, roughly doubling every other year. Notorious examples are Locky, and NotPetya. Current high-profile variants like Ryuk, DoppelPaymer and Cerber are more elaborate and have caused more havoc than older versions. Even if your backup/recovery procedures allow your business to recover your ransomed files, you can still be threatened by so-called exfiltration, where ransomed data are made public (known as "doxxing"). Because additional variants of ransomware are launched every day, there is no certainty that conventional signature-based anti-virus filters will block a new attack. If an attack does appear in an email, it is critical that your users have been taught to be aware of social engineering techniques. Your ultimate protection is a sound process for scheduling and keeping remote backups plus the deployment of reliable recovery platforms.
Ask Progent About the ProSight Crypto-Ransomware Vulnerability Review in Montgomery
For pricing information and to learn more about how Progent's ProSight Crypto-Ransomware Susceptibility Checkup can bolster your defense against ransomware in Montgomery, call Progent at
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