Wilmington Ransomware Defense and Restoration Consulting
Ransomware Readiness Review
Ransomware has become the weapon of choice for cyber extortionists and malicious governments, posing a possibly lethal threat to companies that are victimized. Modern versions of ransomware go after everything, including online backup, making even partial recovery a challenging and expensive exercise. New versions of ransomware like Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Mailto (aka Netwalker), DopplePaymer, Snatch and Egregor have emerged, replacing WannaCry, Cerber, and NotPetya in notoriety, elaborateness, and destructive impact.
90% of crypto-ransomware infections are caused by innocuous-seeming emails that have dangerous hyperlinks or file attachments, and a high percentage are "zero-day" variants that elude the defenses of legacy signature-matching antivirus (AV) filters. Although user education and up-front detection are important to protect your network against ransomware, leading practices demand that you assume some malware will inevitably get through and that you prepare a strong backup mechanism that enables you to restore files and services quickly with minimal losses.
Progent's ProSight Ransomware Vulnerability Report is a low-cost service built around a remote discussion with a Progent cybersecurity expert experienced in ransomware defense and recovery. In the course of this interview Progent will cooperate with your Wilmington network management staff to collect pertinent data about your security profile and backup processes. Progent will utilize this data to create a Basic Security and Best Practices Report detailing how to follow best practices for configuring and administering your cybersecurity and backup systems to prevent or recover from a ransomware assault.
Progent's Basic Security and Best Practices Report focuses on key issues associated with crypto-ransomware defense and restoration recovery. The review covers:
Security
- Correct use of admin accounts
- Appropriate NTFS (New Technology File System) and SMB permissions
- Proper firewall settings
- Secure Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) connections
- Guidance for AntiVirus filtering identification and configuration
- Split permission model for backup integrity
- Backing up critical servers such as AD
- Offsite backups including cloud backup to Microsoft Azure
About Ransomware
Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts or steals a victim's files so they are unusable or are publicized. Ransomware often locks the victim's computer. To avoid the carnage, the target is asked to pay a specified ransom, usually in the form of a crypto currency like Bitcoin, within a short time window. There is no guarantee that paying the ransom will recover the lost files or avoid its publication. Files can be encrypted or deleted across a network depending on the target's write permissions, and you cannot solve the strong encryption algorithms used on the compromised files. A typical ransomware attack vector is tainted email, in which the target is lured into responding to by means of a social engineering exploit known as spear phishing. This causes the email message to look as though it came from a trusted source. Another common attack vector is a poorly secured Remote Desktop Protocol port.
CryptoLocker ushered in the modern era of ransomware in 2013, and the damage caused by different versions of ransomware is estimated at billions of dollars annually, roughly doubling every other year. Famous examples are Locky, and NotPetya. Recent high-profile variants like Ryuk, DoppelPaymer and CryptoWall are more sophisticated and have caused more damage than older versions. Even if your backup procedures allow you to restore your ransomed files, you can still be threatened by so-called exfiltration, where stolen documents are exposed to the public (known as "doxxing"). Because additional variants of ransomware are launched daily, there is no certainty that traditional signature-matching anti-virus filters will block the latest attack. If an attack does show up in an email, it is critical that your users have been taught to be aware of social engineering tricks. Your last line of defense is a solid process for performing and keeping remote backups and the use of dependable recovery platforms.
Contact Progent About the ProSight Crypto-Ransomware Preparedness Review in Wilmington
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