Rancho Cordova Ransomware Prevention and Remediation Solutions

Ransomware has been widely adopted by cybercriminals and rogue governments, representing a possibly existential risk to businesses that fall victim. Current strains of ransomware go after all vulnerable resources, including online backup, making even partial recovery a challenging and costly process. New versions of ransomware such as Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Mailto (aka Netwalker), DopplePaymer, Conti and Nephilim have emerged, displacing Locky, TeslaCrypt, and NotPetya in notoriety, elaborateness, and destructiveness.

90% of crypto-ransomware breaches are the result of innocent-seeming emails with malicious links or file attachments, and a high percentage are "zero-day" attacks that can escape the defenses of legacy signature-based antivirus (AV) tools. While user education and frontline identification are critical to protect your network against ransomware attacks, leading practices demand that you assume some attacks will eventually get through and that you deploy a strong backup solution that enables you to recover rapidly with minimal damage.

Progent's ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Report is a low-cost service built around a remote discussion with a Progent security expert skilled in ransomware defense and repair. During this interview Progent will work with your Rancho Cordova network management staff to gather pertinent data concerning your security posture and backup processes. Progent will utilize this data to create a Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment detailing how to apply leading practices for configuring and administering your security and backup solution to block or recover from a ransomware assault.

Progent's Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment focuses on vital issues related to crypto-ransomware defense and restoration recovery. The review covers:

Security

• Proper allocation and use of administration accounts
• Correct NTFS and SMB permissions
• Optimal firewall configuration
• Secure Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) connections
• Recommend AntiVirus (AV) tools identification and deployment

• Split permission model for backup protection
• Backing up required servers including AD
• Offsite backups including cloud backup to Azure

About Ransomware
Ransomware is a variety of malware that encrypts or steals a victim's files so they cannot be used or are made publicly available. Ransomware often locks the target's computer. To prevent the carnage, the target is asked to pay a certain amount of money, usually via a crypto currency like Bitcoin, within a short period of time. It is not guaranteed that paying the extortion price will restore the damaged data or prevent its publication. Files can be encrypted or erased throughout a network depending on the target's write permissions, and you cannot solve the strong encryption technologies used on the hostage files. A typical ransomware delivery package is booby-trapped email, in which the target is lured into responding to by a social engineering exploit known as spear phishing. This makes the email to appear to come from a trusted source. Another popular vulnerability is a poorly secured Remote Desktop Protocol port.

The ransomware variant CryptoLocker ushered in the new age of crypto-ransomware in 2013, and the damage attributed to by the many versions of ransomware is estimated at billions of dollars annually, more than doubling every other year. Notorious attacks include WannaCry, and NotPetya. Current headline variants like Ryuk, Sodinokibi and CryptoWall are more sophisticated and have caused more damage than earlier versions. Even if your backup processes enable you to recover your encrypted data, you can still be hurt by exfiltration, where ransomed data are exposed to the public. Because additional versions of ransomware are launched every day, there is no certainty that traditional signature-based anti-virus filters will block a new attack. If threat does show up in an email, it is critical that your users have learned to be aware of social engineering techniques. Your last line of protection is a sound scheme for performing and retaining offsite backups and the deployment of reliable restoration tools.

Ask Progent About the ProSight Crypto-Ransomware Vulnerability Assessment in Rancho Cordova
For pricing information and to learn more about how Progent's ProSight Ransomware Susceptibility Evaluation can enhance your protection against ransomware in Rancho Cordova, phone Progent at 800-462-8800 or visit Contact Progent.