San Bernardino Ransomware Defense and Removal Services
Ransomware Susceptibility Evaluation
Ransomware has been weaponized by the major cyber-crime organizations and rogue governments, representing a possibly lethal risk to companies that are breached. The latest strains of ransomware target everything, including backup, making even selective restoration a long and costly exercise. New variations of crypto-ransomware such as Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Mailto (aka Netwalker), DopplePaymer, LockBit and Egregor have made the headlines, displacing Locky, TeslaCrypt, and NotPetya in prominence, sophistication, and destructive impact.
Most ransomware infections are caused by innocuous-seeming emails with dangerous links or attachments, and many are "zero-day" strains that can escape the defenses of legacy signature-based antivirus tools. Although user training and frontline identification are important to protect against ransomware, best practices dictate that you take for granted some attacks will eventually succeed and that you deploy a strong backup solution that permits you to restore files and services quickly with little if any losses.
Progent's ProSight Ransomware Vulnerability Checkup is an ultra-affordable service built around an online discussion with a Progent security expert experienced in ransomware protection and repair. During this assessment Progent will collaborate with your San Bernardino IT managers to gather pertinent information about your cybersecurity posture and backup processes. Progent will utilize this data to produce a Basic Security and Best Practices Report documenting how to adhere to best practices for implementing and managing your security and backup solution to block or clean up after a ransomware attack.
Progent's Basic Security and Best Practices Report highlights vital issues associated with ransomware defense and restoration recovery. The report covers:
Cybersecurity
- Correct use of administration accounts
- Assigning NTFS (New Technology File System) and SMB (Server Message Block) permissions
- Optimal firewall setup
- Safe RDP connections
- Advice about AntiVirus (AV) filtering identification and configuration
- Split permission model for backup integrity
- Protecting required servers including AD
- Geographically dispersed backups with cloud backup to Microsoft Azure
About Ransomware
Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts or steals files so they are unusable or are publicized. Ransomware often locks the victim's computer. To avoid the damage, the target is asked to send a certain ransom, typically in the form of a crypto currency like Bitcoin, within a short period of time. It is not guaranteed that paying the ransom will recover the damaged files or prevent its publication. Files can be altered or deleted across a network depending on the target's write permissions, and you cannot break the military-grade encryption technologies used on the compromised files. A common ransomware delivery package is tainted email, whereby the target is tricked into responding to by a social engineering technique known as spear phishing. This makes the email message to look as though it came from a trusted sender. Another common attack vector is a poorly protected Remote Desktop Protocol port.
CryptoLocker opened the new age of ransomware in 2013, and the monetary losses attributed to by different versions of ransomware is estimated at billions of dollars annually, roughly doubling every other year. Famous examples include WannaCry, and Petya. Current high-profile threats like Ryuk, Maze and Spora are more sophisticated and have wreaked more damage than older strains. Even if your backup procedures allow you to recover your encrypted files, you can still be threatened by so-called exfiltration, where ransomed data are exposed to the public (known as "doxxing"). Because new variants of ransomware are launched daily, there is no guarantee that conventional signature-based anti-virus tools will block a new attack. If threat does show up in an email, it is important that your users have learned to identify phishing tricks. Your last line of protection is a sound process for performing and retaining remote backups plus the use of dependable recovery platforms.
Ask Progent About the ProSight Crypto-Ransomware Susceptibility Consultation in San Bernardino
For pricing information and to find out more about how Progent's ProSight Ransomware Vulnerability Assessment can bolster your defense against crypto-ransomware in San Bernardino, phone Progent at
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