Recife Ransomware Filtering and Removal Expertise

Ransomware has become the weapon of choice for cybercriminals and rogue states, posing a possibly lethal risk to companies that are victimized. Current variations of crypto-ransomware target all vulnerable resources, including backup, making even partial recovery a challenging and expensive process. Novel strains of crypto-ransomware like Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Mailto (aka Netwalker), DopplePaymer, Snatch and Nephilim have made the headlines, displacing WannaCry, Cerber, and NotPetya in prominence, elaborateness, and destructive impact.

90% of ransomware infections come from innocent-looking emails with dangerous hyperlinks or file attachments, and many are "zero-day" strains that elude the defenses of legacy signature-based antivirus (AV) filters. While user education and up-front detection are important to protect against ransomware attacks, best practices dictate that you expect that some attacks will eventually get through and that you deploy a strong backup mechanism that allows you to recover rapidly with little if any losses.

Progent's ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Report is an ultra-affordable service built around an online interview with a Progent cybersecurity consultant skilled in ransomware defense and repair. During this interview Progent will work directly with your Recife IT management staff to gather pertinent data concerning your cybersecurity setup and backup processes. Progent will utilize this information to produce 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 Assessment highlights vital areas associated with crypto-ransomware prevention and restoration recovery. The report covers:

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• Effective allocation and use of administration accounts
• Assigning NTFS and SMB (Server Message Block) authorizations
• Optimal firewall setup
• Safe Remote Desktop Protocol configuration
• Guidance for AntiVirus filtering identification and deployment

• Split permission architecture for backup integrity
• Protecting critical servers including 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 target is required to pay a specified ransom, usually in the form of a crypto currency like Bitcoin, within a brief period of time. It is never certain that paying the ransom will restore the damaged files or avoid its publication. Files can be altered or deleted across a network based on the victim's write permissions, and you cannot break the military-grade encryption technologies used on the hostage files. A typical ransomware attack vector is spoofed email, in which the victim is lured into responding to by means of a social engineering exploit known as spear phishing. This causes the email message to appear to come from a trusted source. Another common vulnerability is a poorly protected RDP port.

The ransomware variant CryptoLocker opened the modern era of ransomware in 2013, and the monetary losses attributed to by different strains of ransomware is said to be billions of dollars per year, roughly doubling every two years. Famous attacks are Locky, and Petya. Current high-profile variants like Ryuk, DoppelPaymer and Cerber are more elaborate and have caused more damage than older strains. Even if your backup procedures permit you to recover your encrypted data, you can still be threatened by exfiltration, where ransomed documents are made public. Because new versions of ransomware crop up every day, there is no certainty that conventional signature-matching anti-virus tools will detect the latest attack. 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 solid scheme for scheduling and retaining offsite backups and the deployment of dependable restoration tools.

Contact Progent About the ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Testing in Recife
For pricing information and to learn more about how Progent's ProSight Ransomware Susceptibility Evaluation can enhance your protection against crypto-ransomware in Recife, phone Progent at 800-462-8800 or visit Contact Progent.