Savannah Ransomware Prevention and Removal Services
Ransomware Readiness Evaluation
Ransomware has been weaponized by cybercriminals and bad-actor governments, representing a possibly lethal threat to companies that are breached. Current strains of ransomware go after everything, including online backup, making even selective recovery a challenging and expensive exercise. New strains of crypto-ransomware such as Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Netwalker, DopplePaymer, LockBit and Egregor have emerged, displacing Locky, Cerber, and NotPetya in prominence, elaborateness, and destructive impact.
Most crypto-ransomware breaches come from innocent-looking emails that have dangerous links or attachments, and many are so-called "zero-day" variants that can escape detection by traditional signature-matching antivirus filters. Although user training and frontline identification are important to protect against ransomware, best practices demand that you expect that some attacks will inevitably succeed and that you put in place a solid backup solution that allows you to restore files and services quickly with little if any losses.
Progent's ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Checkup is a low-cost service built around an online interview with a Progent cybersecurity consultant skilled in ransomware defense and recovery. During this assessment Progent will collaborate directly with your Savannah IT management staff to gather critical information concerning your security posture and backup processes. Progent will use this data to generate a Basic Security and Best Practices Report detailing how to apply leading practices for configuring and managing your security and backup systems to block or clean up after a crypto-ransomware assault.
Progent's Basic Security and Best Practices Report highlights vital issues associated with crypto-ransomware prevention and restoration recovery. The review covers:
Security
- Correct use of admin accounts
- Appropriate NTFS and SMB (Server Message Block) permissions
- Proper firewall setup
- Safe RDP connections
- Recommend AntiVirus filtering selection 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 steals a victim's files so they cannot be used or are publicized. Crypto-ransomware often locks the victim's computer. To avoid the damage, the victim is asked to send a specified amount of money, usually in the form of a crypto currency such as Bitcoin, within a brief period of time. It is not guaranteed that delivering 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 target's write permissions, and you cannot break the strong encryption technologies used on the hostage files. A typical ransomware delivery package is tainted email, whereby the victim is tricked into responding to by a social engineering exploit called spear phishing. This makes the email message to appear to come from a trusted source. Another popular attack vector is an improperly secured RDP port.
The ransomware variant CryptoLocker ushered in the modern era of ransomware in 2013, and the monetary losses attributed to by different versions of ransomware is said to be billions of dollars annually, more than doubling every two years. Famous attacks are WannaCry, and NotPetya. Recent high-profile threats like Ryuk, Sodinokibi and CryptoWall are more elaborate and have wreaked more damage than older strains. Even if your backup procedures permit you to recover your encrypted files, you can still be threatened by exfiltration, where stolen documents are exposed to the public (known as "doxxing"). Because new variants of ransomware are launched daily, there is no guarantee that traditional signature-based anti-virus filters will block the latest malware. If an attack does appear in an email, it is critical that your users have learned to be aware of social engineering techniques. Your last line of defense is a sound scheme for scheduling and keeping offsite backups and the deployment of reliable restoration tools.
Ask Progent About the ProSight Crypto-Ransomware Preparedness Consultation in Savannah
For pricing details and to learn more about how Progent's ProSight Ransomware Readiness Report can bolster your defense against crypto-ransomware in Savannah, phone Progent at
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