Newark Ransomware Defense and Recovery Expertise
Ransomware Readiness Audit
Ransomware has become the weapon of choice for cyber extortionists and rogue states, posing a possibly existential risk to businesses that are breached. The latest strains of ransomware target everything, including backup, making even partial restoration a complex and costly exercise. Novel variations of crypto-ransomware like Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Mailto (aka Netwalker), DopplePaymer, Conti and Nephilim have emerged, replacing Locky, Spora, and NotPetya in prominence, elaborateness, and destructive impact.
90% of crypto-ransomware infections come from innocuous-seeming emails that include dangerous hyperlinks or file attachments, and many are so-called "zero-day" strains that elude the defenses of legacy signature-based antivirus (AV) filters. While user training and up-front detection are important to defend against ransomware, best practices dictate that you take for granted some malware will eventually get through and that you implement a strong backup solution that allows you to restore files and services quickly with little if any losses.
Progent's ProSight Ransomware Vulnerability Report is an ultra-affordable service centered around a remote discussion with a Progent cybersecurity expert skilled in ransomware protection and repair. In the course of this assessment Progent will collaborate with your Newark network managers to gather critical information about your security posture and backup environment. Progent will utilize this information to create a Basic Security and Best Practices Report detailing how to adhere to best practices for configuring and administering your security and backup systems to block or clean up after a ransomware attack.
Progent's Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment highlights vital areas associated with ransomware prevention and restoration recovery. The review addresses:
Cybersecurity
- Proper allocation and use of admin accounts
- Correct NTFS (New Technology File System) and SMB authorizations
- Proper firewall configuration
- Secure Remote Desktop Protocol connections
- Advice about AntiVirus filtering selection and configuration
- Split permission architecture for backup integrity
- Backing up key servers such as Active Directory
- Geographically dispersed backups including cloud backup to Azure
About Ransomware
Ransomware is a form of malicious software that encrypts or deletes a victim's files so they cannot be used or are publicized. Ransomware sometimes locks the victim's computer. To avoid the carnage, the victim is required to pay a certain ransom, typically via a crypto currency such as Bitcoin, within a short period of time. There is no guarantee that paying the extortion price will restore the lost files or avoid its exposure to the public. Files can be encrypted or deleted throughout a network depending on the victim's write permissions, and you cannot break the strong encryption algorithms used on the hostage files. A common ransomware attack vector is spoofed email, in which the user is tricked into interacting with by a social engineering exploit called spear phishing. This makes the email message to look as though it came from a trusted sender. Another popular vulnerability is a poorly secured Remote Desktop Protocol port.
The ransomware variant CryptoLocker opened the modern era of ransomware in 2013, and the monetary losses attributed to by the many versions of ransomware is estimated at billions of dollars annually, more than doubling every other year. Notorious examples include WannaCry, and NotPetya. Current high-profile threats like Ryuk, Sodinokibi and TeslaCrypt are more sophisticated and have caused more havoc than older strains. Even if your backup/recovery procedures permit your business to recover your ransomed files, you can still be threatened by exfiltration, where stolen data are exposed to the public. Because new variants of ransomware are launched every day, there is no certainty that conventional signature-based anti-virus tools will detect the latest attack. If an attack does show up in an email, it is important that your end users have learned to be aware of phishing tricks. Your last line of protection is a sound process for scheduling and keeping offsite backups plus the deployment of reliable recovery tools.
Ask Progent About the ProSight Crypto-Ransomware Preparedness Report in Newark
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