Baton Rouge Ransomware Filtering and Restoration Services
Ransomware Vulnerability Evaluation
Ransomware has been weaponized by cyber extortionists and rogue governments, representing a possibly lethal risk to companies that fall victim. Current versions of crypto-ransomware go after everything, including backup, making even partial recovery a challenging and costly process. Novel strains of ransomware like Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Mailto (aka Netwalker), DopplePaymer, Snatch and Egregor have emerged, replacing WannaCry, Cerber, and NotPetya in prominence, sophistication, and destructiveness.
Most ransomware penetrations are the result of innocuous-looking emails that include malicious hyperlinks or attachments, and a high percentage are so-called "zero-day" variants that can escape the defenses of legacy signature-based antivirus tools. Although user education and up-front detection are important to defend your network against ransomware, leading practices dictate that you take for granted some attacks will eventually get through and that you deploy a solid backup mechanism that enables you to restore files and services quickly with minimal losses.
Progent's ProSight Ransomware Vulnerability Report is an ultra-affordable service centered around a remote discussion with a Progent security consultant experienced in ransomware defense and recovery. In the course of this assessment Progent will cooperate directly with your Baton Rouge IT management staff to gather critical data concerning your security posture and backup processes. Progent will utilize this information to produce a Basic Security and Best Practices Report documenting how to adhere to leading practices for configuring and administering your security and backup solution to block or recover from a crypto-ransomware attack.
Progent's Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment highlights vital areas associated with crypto-ransomware prevention and restoration recovery. The report covers:
Security
- Proper use of admin accounts
- Assigning NTFS (New Technology File System) and SMB authorizations
- Optimal firewall configuration
- Secure Remote Desktop Protocol configuration
- Recommend AntiVirus (AV) filtering selection and deployment
- Split permission architecture for backup protection
- Protecting key servers such as Active Directory
- Geographically dispersed backups with cloud backup to Azure
About Ransomware
Ransomware is a variety of malware that encrypts or deletes files so they are unusable or are made publicly available. Ransomware often locks the victim's computer. To prevent the damage, the target is asked to pay a certain ransom, typically in the form of a crypto currency such as Bitcoin, within a short period of time. It is not guaranteed that delivering the extortion price will recover the damaged data or avoid its exposure to the public. Files can be altered or deleted across a network based on the victim's write permissions, and you cannot break the strong encryption technologies used on the hostage files. A common ransomware attack vector is booby-trapped email, whereby the user is tricked into interacting with by means of a social engineering exploit called spear phishing. This causes the email to look as though it came from a trusted source. Another popular vulnerability is an improperly secured Remote Desktop Protocol port.
CryptoLocker ushered in the modern era of crypto-ransomware in 2013, and the damage attributed to by different versions of ransomware is estimated at billions of dollars annually, roughly doubling every other year. Famous attacks include Locky, and NotPetya. Current headline threats like Ryuk, Maze and Cerber are more elaborate and have wreaked more damage than earlier strains. Even if your backup/recovery processes enable you to recover your encrypted files, you can still be threatened by exfiltration, where ransomed data are exposed to the public (known as "doxxing"). Because new versions of ransomware crop up every day, there is no guarantee that traditional signature-matching anti-virus tools will detect a new malware. If an attack does appear in an email, it is critical that your end users have learned to be aware of phishing tricks. Your ultimate defense is a sound process for scheduling and keeping offsite backups and the use of reliable recovery tools.
Ask Progent About the ProSight Crypto-Ransomware Readiness Consultation in Baton Rouge
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