San Rafael Ransomware Prevention and Cleanup Expertise
Ransomware Readiness Consultation
Ransomware has been weaponized by cyber extortionists and malicious states, posing a potentially existential threat to companies that fall victim. Current strains of crypto-ransomware target everything, including online backup, making even selective recovery a challenging and expensive exercise. New variations of ransomware such as Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Mailto (aka Netwalker), Phobos, Snatch and Nephilim have made the headlines, displacing Locky, TeslaCrypt, and Petya in notoriety, elaborateness, and destructiveness.
90% of ransomware penetrations are the result of innocuous-looking emails that include malicious hyperlinks or attachments, and many are so-called "zero-day" variants that can escape the defenses of legacy signature-matching antivirus (AV) filters. Although user training and up-front detection are critical to defend against ransomware, best practices demand that you expect that some attacks will eventually succeed and that you put in place a strong backup mechanism that allows you to restore files and services rapidly with minimal damage.
Progent's ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Checkup is a low-cost service built around an online interview with a Progent security expert experienced in ransomware protection and recovery. In the course of this assessment Progent will collaborate directly with your San Rafael IT managers to gather pertinent information about your cybersecurity configuration and backup environment. Progent will use this data to generate a Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment documenting how to adhere to leading practices for implementing and administering your cybersecurity and backup solution to prevent or recover from a ransomware attack.
Progent's Basic Security and Best Practices Report focuses on vital issues related to ransomware prevention and restoration recovery. The review covers:
Security
- Correct use of admin accounts
- Appropriate NTFS (New Technology File System) and SMB permissions
- Optimal firewall settings
- Safe RDP connections
- Recommend AntiVirus filtering selection and configuration
- Split permission architecture for backup protection
- Protecting key servers such as Active Directory
- Offsite backups with cloud backup to Microsoft Azure
About Ransomware
Ransomware is a form of malicious software that encrypts or deletes files so they cannot be used or are publicized. Ransomware often locks the target's computer. To avoid the damage, the target is asked to pay a certain amount of money, usually via a crypto currency like Bitcoin, within a short time window. There is no guarantee that paying the extortion price will recover the damaged files or prevent its publication. Files can be encrypted or erased across a network depending on the victim's write permissions, and you cannot break the strong encryption technologies used on the compromised files. A common ransomware delivery package is booby-trapped email, whereby the target is lured into interacting with by means of a social engineering exploit called spear phishing. This causes the email to look as though it came from a trusted source. Another popular attack vector is an improperly secured Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) port.
The ransomware variant CryptoLocker opened the modern era of ransomware in 2013, and the damage attributed to by different versions of ransomware is estimated at billions of dollars per year, roughly doubling every two years. Notorious attacks include Locky, and NotPetya. Current headline variants like Ryuk, Sodinokibi and TeslaCrypt are more elaborate and have caused more havoc than older strains. Even if your backup/recovery processes permit your business to recover your encrypted files, you can still be threatened by exfiltration, where ransomed documents are made public (known as "doxxing"). Because new variants of ransomware are launched every day, there is no guarantee that conventional signature-based anti-virus tools will block the latest malware. If threat does appear in an email, it is critical that your users have been taught to be aware of social engineering tricks. Your ultimate defense is a sound process for scheduling and retaining offsite backups and the use of dependable restoration platforms.
Contact Progent About the ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Testing in San Rafael
For pricing information and to learn more about how Progent's ProSight Ransomware Susceptibility Evaluation can enhance your defense against crypto-ransomware in San Rafael, phone Progent at
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