Adelaide Ransomware Filtering and Remediation Expertise

Ransomware has become the weapon of choice for cybercriminals and malicious states, representing a possibly lethal threat to companies that are victimized. Modern strains of ransomware go after all vulnerable resources, including backup, making even partial recovery a long and expensive exercise. Novel strains of crypto-ransomware such as Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Netwalker, Phobos, Snatch and Nephilim have emerged, replacing WannaCry, TeslaCrypt, and CryptoWall in prominence, elaborateness, and destructiveness.

Most ransomware infections are the result of innocent-seeming emails that have malicious links or file attachments, and many are so-called "zero-day" attacks that can escape detection by traditional signature-matching antivirus (AV) filters. While user training and up-front identification are critical to defend against ransomware attacks, leading practices demand that you expect that some malware will inevitably get through and that you prepare a solid backup mechanism that permits you to recover quickly with minimal losses.

Progent's ProSight Ransomware Vulnerability Checkup is an ultra-affordable service centered around an online interview with a Progent security consultant experienced in ransomware defense and repair. During this interview Progent will collaborate directly with your Adelaide IT managers to collect pertinent data about your security posture and backup environment. Progent will use this data to produce a Basic Security and Best Practices Report detailing how to apply leading practices for implementing and administering your cybersecurity and backup solution to block or recover from a ransomware assault.

Progent's Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment highlights key areas associated with ransomware prevention and restoration recovery. The report covers:

Cybersecurity

• Correct allocation and use of admin accounts
• Appropriate NTFS (New Technology File System) and SMB (Server Message Block) authorizations
• Proper firewall settings
• Safe RDP access
• Guidance for AntiVirus tools identification and deployment

• Split permission model for backup protection
• Backing up key servers such as Active Directory
• Offsite backups including cloud backup to Microsoft Azure

About Ransomware
Ransomware is a form of malware that encrypts or steals files so they cannot be used or are made publicly available. Crypto-ransomware often locks the victim's computer. To prevent the damage, the target is required to send a certain ransom, usually in the form of a crypto currency like Bitcoin, within a short period of time. It is never certain that delivering the extortion price will restore the damaged files or avoid its publication. Files can be encrypted or erased throughout a network based on the victim's write permissions, and you cannot reverse engineer the military-grade encryption technologies used on the hostage files. A typical ransomware delivery package is spoofed email, in which the victim is tricked into interacting with by a social engineering technique called spear phishing. This makes the email to look as though it came from a trusted source. Another common attack vector is a poorly secured RDP port.

The ransomware variant CryptoLocker ushered in the new age of crypto-ransomware in 2013, and the damage attributed to by the many versions of ransomware is estimated at billions of dollars per year, more than doubling every two years. Notorious attacks are Locky, and NotPetya. Current high-profile variants like Ryuk, Maze and CryptoWall are more complex and have wreaked more damage than older strains. Even if your backup procedures allow you to restore your encrypted files, you can still be hurt by so-called exfiltration, where stolen data are made public (known as "doxxing"). Because additional versions of ransomware are launched every day, there is no certainty that traditional signature-matching anti-virus tools will detect a new attack. If an attack does appear in an email, it is critical that your users have learned to be aware of phishing techniques. Your last line of protection is a sound scheme for performing and retaining remote backups plus the deployment of dependable restoration platforms.

Contact Progent About the ProSight Crypto-Ransomware Vulnerability Evaluation in Adelaide
For pricing details and to find out more about how Progent's ProSight Ransomware Vulnerability Evaluation can enhance your defense against ransomware in Adelaide, phone Progent at 800-462-8800 or visit Contact Progent.