Miami Ransomware Prevention and Removal Services
Ransomware Vulnerability Testing
Ransomware has become the weapon of choice for cyber extortionists and rogue states, representing a possibly existential threat to businesses that are breached. The latest versions of ransomware target everything, including online backup, making even selective restoration a long and expensive exercise. New strains of crypto-ransomware like Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Netwalker, Phobos, Conti and Egregor have emerged, replacing Locky, Cerber, and NotPetya in notoriety, sophistication, and destructiveness.
90% of ransomware infections come from innocent-seeming emails that have dangerous hyperlinks or attachments, and a high percentage are so-called "zero-day" variants that elude detection by traditional signature-based antivirus filters. Although user education and up-front detection are critical to defend your network against ransomware, best practices dictate that you expect that some attacks will inevitably succeed and that you implement a solid backup mechanism that permits you to recover rapidly with little if any losses.
Progent's ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Checkup is an ultra-affordable service built around an online discussion with a Progent security consultant experienced in ransomware defense and recovery. In the course of this interview Progent will cooperate directly with your Miami network management staff to collect critical information about your security setup and backup processes. Progent will use this information to generate a Basic Security and Best Practices Report documenting how to follow leading practices for configuring and managing your security and backup systems to prevent or recover from a ransomware assault.
Progent's Basic Security and Best Practices Report focuses on vital issues related to crypto-ransomware prevention and restoration recovery. The review addresses:
Cybersecurity
- Proper allocation and use of administration accounts
- Appropriate NTFS (New Technology File System) and SMB (Server Message Block) authorizations
- Proper firewall configuration
- Safe Remote Desktop Protocol configuration
- Recommend AntiVirus (AV) tools selection and configuration
- Split permission model for backup integrity
- Backing up key servers such as Active Directory
- Offsite backups with 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. Ransomware sometimes locks the target's computer. To avoid the damage, the victim is required to send a certain amount of money (the ransom), usually via a crypto currency such as Bitcoin, within a brief period of time. There is no guarantee that delivering the ransom will recover the lost files or avoid its publication. Files can be altered or erased throughout a network depending on the victim's write permissions, and you cannot reverse engineer the military-grade encryption algorithms used on the hostage files. A common ransomware delivery package is tainted email, whereby the target is lured into interacting with by means of a social engineering exploit known as spear phishing. This makes the email message to look as though it came from a trusted source. Another popular vulnerability is an improperly protected Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) port.
CryptoLocker ushered in the new age of crypto-ransomware in 2013, and the monetary losses attributed to by the many versions of ransomware is said to be billions of dollars annually, roughly doubling every two years. Famous attacks are WannaCry, and Petya. Current high-profile variants like Ryuk, Sodinokibi and Cerber are more elaborate and have wreaked more havoc than earlier versions. Even if your backup procedures permit you to recover your ransomed files, you can still be hurt by exfiltration, where ransomed documents are made public. Because new variants of ransomware are launched daily, there is no certainty that traditional signature-matching anti-virus tools will block a new malware. If an attack does appear in an email, it is important that your end users have been taught to be aware of social engineering tricks. Your ultimate defense is a sound process for scheduling and retaining remote backups and the use of dependable restoration platforms.
Ask Progent About the ProSight Crypto-Ransomware Readiness Audit in Miami
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