Anaheim Ransomware Defense and Removal Solutions

Ransomware has been widely adopted by cybercriminals and bad-actor governments, posing a possibly lethal risk to businesses that are successfully attacked. Current strains of crypto-ransomware target everything, including online backup, making even partial recovery a complex and costly exercise. Novel variations of crypto-ransomware such as Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Netwalker, DopplePaymer, Conti and Nephilim have emerged, replacing Locky, Cerber, and NotPetya in prominence, sophistication, and destructiveness.

90% of crypto-ransomware breaches come from innocent-looking emails that have malicious links or file attachments, and many are "zero-day" variants that can escape the defenses of traditional signature-matching antivirus (AV) tools. Although user training and up-front detection are important to defend against ransomware attacks, best practices dictate that you expect that some attacks will inevitably get through and that you prepare a strong backup solution that allows you to recover rapidly with little if any damage.

Progent's ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Checkup is an ultra-affordable service centered around an online interview with a Progent cybersecurity expert skilled in ransomware protection and repair. In the course of this interview Progent will work directly with your Anaheim network managers to collect critical information concerning your security configuration and backup environment. Progent will utilize this information to create a Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment documenting how to follow leading practices for implementing and administering your security and backup systems to prevent or clean up after a ransomware attack.

Progent's Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment focuses on vital issues associated with ransomware defense and restoration recovery. The review covers:

Cybersecurity

• Proper allocation and use of administration accounts
• Assigning NTFS (New Technology File System) and SMB (Server Message Block) authorizations
• Optimal firewall configuration
• Safe RDP access
• Guidance for AntiVirus tools selection and configuration

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

About Ransomware
Ransomware is a variety of malware that encrypts or steals files so they cannot be used or are publicized. Crypto-ransomware often locks the target's computer. To prevent the damage, the victim is required to send a specified amount of money, usually in the form of a crypto currency such as Bitcoin, within a short time window. It is never certain that delivering the extortion price will recover the damaged files or prevent its publication. Files can be altered or deleted throughout a network depending on the target's write permissions, and you cannot break the military-grade encryption algorithms used on the compromised files. A common ransomware attack vector is tainted email, in which the user is tricked into interacting with by means of a social engineering technique known as spear phishing. This causes the email message to look as though it came from a familiar sender. Another popular vulnerability is a poorly secured RDP port.

CryptoLocker opened the new age of ransomware in 2013, and the damage attributed to by different strains of ransomware is estimated at billions of dollars per year, more than doubling every two years. Notorious examples are Locky, and NotPetya. Recent high-profile variants like Ryuk, Sodinokibi and CryptoWall are more complex and have caused more havoc than older versions. Even if your backup procedures allow your business to recover your ransomed files, you can still be hurt by so-called exfiltration, where stolen data are exposed to the public (known as "doxxing"). Because additional versions of ransomware crop up every day, there is no guarantee that conventional signature-matching anti-virus filters will block a new malware. If threat does appear in an email, it is important that your end users have been taught to be aware of social engineering tricks. Your last line of protection is a solid process for performing and retaining remote backups and the deployment of reliable recovery tools.

Contact Progent About the ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Checkup in Anaheim
For pricing information and to find out more about how Progent's ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Evaluation can bolster your defense against ransomware in Anaheim, phone Progent at 800-462-8800 or visit Contact Progent.