Toledo Ransomware Prevention and Restoration Expertise
Ransomware Susceptibility Evaluation
Ransomware has been widely adopted by cybercriminals and rogue states, representing a potentially lethal risk to businesses that are victimized. Modern versions of crypto-ransomware target all vulnerable resources, including online backup, making even selective restoration a challenging and costly exercise. Novel versions of ransomware such as Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Mailto (aka Netwalker), DopplePaymer, Conti and Nephilim have emerged, displacing Locky, Spora, and NotPetya in notoriety, sophistication, and destructive impact.
Most ransomware breaches come from innocuous-looking emails that have malicious links or file attachments, and a high percentage are "zero-day" attacks that elude detection by legacy signature-based antivirus tools. Although user training and up-front detection are critical to defend against ransomware, best practices demand that you take for granted some malware will eventually get through and that you prepare a solid backup solution that permits you to recover quickly with minimal losses.
Progent's ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Assessment is an ultra-affordable service centered around a remote interview with a Progent security consultant experienced in ransomware defense and repair. During this interview Progent will work directly with your Toledo network managers to gather pertinent data concerning your cybersecurity configuration and backup processes. Progent will utilize this information to produce a Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment detailing how to follow leading practices for configuring and administering your security and backup solution to block or clean up after a crypto-ransomware attack.
Progent's Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment focuses on vital issues related to ransomware defense and restoration recovery. The report addresses:
Security
- Effective allocation and use of administration accounts
- Correct NTFS (New Technology File System) and SMB permissions
- Optimal firewall settings
- Safe RDP access
- Guidance for AntiVirus (AV) tools selection and configuration
- Split permission model for backup protection
- Protecting key servers including AD
- Geographically dispersed backups including cloud backup to Microsoft 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 made publicly available. Ransomware sometimes locks the target's computer. To avoid the damage, the victim is asked to send a certain ransom, usually in the form of a crypto currency like Bitcoin, within a brief time window. There is no guarantee that paying the ransom will recover the lost data or avoid its exposure to the public. Files can be altered or erased throughout a network based on the target's write permissions, and you cannot reverse engineer the strong encryption algorithms used on the compromised files. A common ransomware delivery package is booby-trapped email, in which the user is tricked into interacting with by means of a social engineering technique called spear phishing. This causes the email message to look as though it came from a familiar sender. Another popular vulnerability is a poorly protected Remote Desktop Protocol port.
The ransomware variant CryptoLocker opened the modern era of ransomware in 2013, and the monetary losses caused by different strains of ransomware is said to be billions of dollars annually, more than doubling every other year. Famous examples include Locky, and NotPetya. Current headline variants like Ryuk, DoppelPaymer and CryptoWall are more elaborate and have caused more havoc than older versions. Even if your backup/recovery procedures allow you to restore your ransomed files, you can still be threatened by so-called exfiltration, where ransomed data are made public. Because additional variants of ransomware crop up daily, there is no certainty that conventional signature-based anti-virus filters will detect the latest attack. If an attack does appear in an email, it is important that your end users have been taught to identify social engineering techniques. Your ultimate protection is a sound process for scheduling and retaining offsite backups and the deployment of dependable restoration tools.
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