Clearwater Ransomware Prevention and Cleanup Services
Ransomware Susceptibility Report
Ransomware has been weaponized by cyber extortionists and rogue governments, posing a potentially lethal risk to companies that fall victim. Modern variations of ransomware target all vulnerable resources, including backup, making even partial restoration a long and costly exercise. Novel variations of crypto-ransomware such as Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Mailto (aka Netwalker), DopplePaymer, Snatch and Nephilim have emerged, replacing Locky, TeslaCrypt, and Petya in notoriety, sophistication, and destructiveness.
Most crypto-ransomware infections come from innocent-seeming emails that include dangerous links or attachments, and many are so-called "zero-day" attacks that can escape detection by traditional signature-matching antivirus tools. Although user education and frontline identification are critical to protect your network against ransomware attacks, leading practices dictate that you take for granted some attacks will inevitably get through and that you deploy a solid backup mechanism that permits you to recover rapidly with little if any losses.
Progent's ProSight Ransomware Vulnerability Checkup is a low-cost service centered around a remote interview with a Progent cybersecurity consultant skilled in ransomware protection and repair. In the course of this assessment Progent will work directly with your Clearwater IT managers to gather critical information concerning your security setup and backup processes. Progent will use this data to generate a Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment detailing how to apply best practices for configuring and administering your cybersecurity and backup systems to block or clean up after a ransomware assault.
Progent's Basic Security and Best Practices Report highlights vital areas associated with crypto-ransomware prevention and restoration recovery. The review covers:
Security
- Effective allocation and use of admin accounts
- Appropriate NTFS and SMB (Server Message Block) authorizations
- Proper firewall configuration
- Secure Remote Desktop Protocol configuration
- Guidance for AntiVirus (AV) filtering selection and configuration
- Split permission architecture for backup protection
- Backing up required servers such as Active Directory
- Geographically dispersed backups including cloud backup to Azure
About Ransomware
Ransomware is a form of malware that encrypts or deletes a victim's files so they are unusable or are made publicly available. Crypto-ransomware sometimes locks the victim's computer. To avoid the damage, the victim is required to send a specified ransom, typically in the form of a crypto currency such as Bitcoin, within a short time window. There is no guarantee that delivering the extortion price will recover the damaged files or avoid its publication. Files can be altered or deleted across a network depending on the target's write permissions, and you cannot break the strong encryption technologies used on the hostage files. A typical ransomware delivery package is booby-trapped email, in which the target is tricked into responding to by means of a social engineering technique known as spear phishing. This makes the email message to appear to come from a familiar source. Another common attack vector is an improperly protected RDP port.
The ransomware variant CryptoLocker ushered in the new age of crypto-ransomware in 2013, and the monetary losses caused by the many strains of ransomware is said to be billions of dollars per year, more than doubling every two years. Famous attacks are WannaCry, and NotPetya. Current headline variants like Ryuk, DoppelPaymer and CryptoWall are more elaborate and have wreaked more havoc than earlier strains. Even if your backup processes allow your business to restore your ransomed files, you can still be hurt by so-called exfiltration, where ransomed data are exposed to the public. Because additional versions of ransomware are launched daily, there is no guarantee that traditional signature-based anti-virus tools will block a new malware. If an attack does show up in an email, it is critical that your users have been taught to be aware of social engineering techniques. Your ultimate protection is a solid scheme for performing and retaining offsite backups and the use of dependable recovery tools.
Contact Progent About the ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Audit in Clearwater
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