Morgan Hill Ransomware Defense and Restoration Services
Ransomware Vulnerability Assessment
Ransomware has been weaponized by cyber extortionists and malicious governments, representing a potentially lethal threat to businesses that are victimized. Modern versions of crypto-ransomware go after all vulnerable resources, including backup, making even partial recovery a complex and costly exercise. Novel strains of crypto-ransomware like Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Mailto (aka Netwalker), Phobos, Snatch and Nephilim have emerged, displacing Locky, TeslaCrypt, and Petya in prominence, sophistication, and destructive impact.
Most ransomware breaches are caused by innocuous-looking emails that have malicious hyperlinks or attachments, and a high percentage are "zero-day" variants that can escape the defenses of legacy signature-matching antivirus tools. While user education and up-front detection are critical to defend your network against ransomware attacks, leading practices demand that you expect that some malware will eventually get through and that you deploy a strong backup mechanism that enables you to repair the damage quickly with minimal damage.
Progent's ProSight Ransomware Vulnerability Assessment is a low-cost service built around an online discussion with a Progent security consultant experienced in ransomware defense and repair. During this assessment Progent will collaborate directly with your Morgan Hill network managers to gather pertinent data concerning your cybersecurity configuration and backup environment. Progent will utilize this data to produce a Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment documenting how to follow best practices for implementing and administering your cybersecurity and backup solution to prevent or recover from a ransomware attack.
Progent's Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment focuses on vital issues related to crypto-ransomware prevention and restoration recovery. The report addresses:
Cybersecurity
- Correct use of administration accounts
- Assigning NTFS and SMB (Server Message Block) authorizations
- Proper firewall configuration
- Safe RDP configuration
- Guidance for AntiVirus tools identification and configuration
- Split permission architecture for backup protection
- Backing up critical servers such as Active Directory
- Geographically dispersed backups including cloud backup to Microsoft Azure
About Ransomware
Ransomware is a type of malicious software that encrypts or steals files so they cannot be used or are publicized. Crypto-ransomware often locks the victim's computer. To prevent the carnage, the victim is required to pay a specified amount of money, usually in the form of a crypto currency such as Bitcoin, within a brief time window. It is not guaranteed that paying the ransom will restore the lost files or prevent its publication. Files can be altered or deleted throughout a network depending on the target's write permissions, and you cannot solve the military-grade encryption algorithms used on the hostage files. A typical ransomware attack vector is booby-trapped email, in which the user is tricked into responding to by a social engineering technique called spear phishing. This makes the email to appear to come from a trusted source. Another popular vulnerability is an improperly protected Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) port.
The ransomware variant CryptoLocker opened the modern era of ransomware in 2013, and the damage caused by the many strains of ransomware is estimated at billions of dollars annually, roughly doubling every other year. Famous examples are Locky, and NotPetya. Recent high-profile threats like Ryuk, Maze and CryptoWall are more sophisticated and have wreaked more damage than earlier versions. Even if your backup procedures permit you to restore your encrypted data, you can still be threatened by so-called exfiltration, where ransomed data are made public. Because new variants of ransomware crop up every day, there is no guarantee that conventional signature-matching anti-virus tools will block the latest attack. If threat does show up in an email, it is important that your end users have learned to identify phishing techniques. Your ultimate defense is a solid scheme for performing and retaining offsite backups plus the use of dependable restoration tools.
Ask Progent About the ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Review in Morgan Hill
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