Norfolk Ransomware Filtering and Restoration Services
Ransomware Vulnerability Audit
Ransomware has been weaponized by cyber extortionists and bad-actor states, representing a possibly lethal threat to businesses that fall victim. Current variations of crypto-ransomware target all vulnerable resources, including backup, making even selective recovery a challenging and costly process. New strains of ransomware such as Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Netwalker, Phobos, LockBit and Nephilim have made the headlines, displacing Locky, Cerber, and CryptoWall in notoriety, sophistication, and destructive impact.
90% of ransomware penetrations are caused by innocent-seeming emails with malicious hyperlinks or file attachments, and many are so-called "zero-day" strains that can escape detection by traditional signature-matching antivirus (AV) filters. While user training and up-front detection are important to defend your network against ransomware, leading practices demand that you expect that some malware will eventually succeed and that you implement a strong backup solution that enables you to recover rapidly with little if any damage.
Progent's ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Assessment is a low-cost service built around a remote interview with a Progent cybersecurity consultant experienced in ransomware defense and repair. During this interview Progent will work with your Norfolk network managers to collect critical data about your security profile and backup environment. Progent will utilize this information to generate a Basic Security and Best Practices Report documenting how to adhere to best practices for implementing and administering your security and backup solution to prevent or recover from a crypto-ransomware attack.
Progent's Basic Security and Best Practices Report focuses on vital areas related to crypto-ransomware prevention and restoration recovery. The review covers:
Cybersecurity
- Proper allocation and use of admin accounts
- Assigning NTFS and SMB authorizations
- Optimal firewall configuration
- Safe Remote Desktop Protocol configuration
- Guidance for AntiVirus (AV) filtering identification and deployment
- Split permission architecture for backup integrity
- Backing up required 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 target's computer. To avoid the carnage, the target is required to pay a specified ransom, typically in the form of a crypto currency like Bitcoin, within a short period of time. There is no guarantee that paying the ransom will recover the damaged files or avoid its exposure to the public. Files can be encrypted or deleted across a network depending on the target's write permissions, and you cannot reverse engineer the military-grade encryption algorithms used on the compromised files. A typical ransomware delivery package is booby-trapped email, in which the user is lured into interacting with by means of a social engineering exploit called spear phishing. This makes the email message to appear to come from a familiar source. Another popular vulnerability is a poorly secured Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) port.
CryptoLocker ushered in the new age of ransomware in 2013, and the monetary losses caused by different versions of ransomware is said to be billions of dollars annually, roughly doubling every other year. Famous examples include Locky, and NotPetya. Current high-profile threats like Ryuk, DoppelPaymer and Cerber are more sophisticated and have wreaked more havoc than earlier strains. Even if your backup procedures enable your business to recover your encrypted files, you can still be hurt by exfiltration, where ransomed documents are made public. Because new variants of ransomware crop up daily, there is no certainty that conventional signature-based anti-virus tools will detect the latest attack. If threat does appear in an email, it is important that your end users have learned to be aware of phishing tricks. Your ultimate defense is a solid process for scheduling and retaining remote backups plus the use of dependable restoration tools.
Ask Progent About the ProSight Ransomware Vulnerability Checkup in Norfolk
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