Arlington Ransomware Filtering and Recovery Solutions

Ransomware has been widely adopted by the major cyber-crime organizations and rogue governments, representing a possibly lethal risk to companies that are successfully attacked. The latest variations of crypto-ransomware target everything, including online backup, making even partial restoration a challenging and costly exercise. New variations of crypto-ransomware like Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Mailto (aka Netwalker), Phobos, LockBit and Egregor have made the headlines, displacing WannaCry, Spora, and CryptoWall in notoriety, elaborateness, and destructive impact.

90% of ransomware infections are caused by innocent-looking emails that include malicious links or attachments, and a high percentage are "zero-day" attacks that elude the defenses of traditional signature-based antivirus tools. Although user training and up-front detection are important to protect your network against ransomware attacks, best practices dictate that you take for granted some attacks will inevitably get through and that you implement a strong backup solution that enables you to recover quickly with little if any damage.

Progent's ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Assessment is a low-cost service built around a remote discussion with a Progent security expert skilled in ransomware defense and recovery. In the course of this interview Progent will cooperate directly with your Arlington network managers to collect critical information concerning your cybersecurity setup and backup environment. Progent will utilize this information to create a Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment documenting how to follow best practices for configuring and managing your security and backup solution to block or clean up after a crypto-ransomware assault.

Progent's Basic Security and Best Practices Report highlights key issues associated with crypto-ransomware prevention and restoration recovery. The review addresses:

Cybersecurity

• Correct allocation and use of administration accounts
• Assigning NTFS and SMB (Server Message Block) permissions
• Optimal firewall settings
• Safe RDP access
• Recommend AntiVirus (AV) tools selection and configuration

• Split permission architecture for backup protection
• Backing up key servers including AD
• Geographically dispersed backups with cloud backup to Azure

About Ransomware
Ransomware is a variety of malware that encrypts or deletes files so they cannot be used or are publicized. Crypto-ransomware often locks the target's computer. To avoid the damage, the victim is asked to send a specified amount of money (the ransom), typically in the form of a crypto currency like Bitcoin, within a brief period of time. It is never certain that paying the ransom will restore the damaged data or avoid its publication. Files can be encrypted or deleted across a network depending on the target's write permissions, and you cannot break the military-grade encryption algorithms used on the compromised files. A typical ransomware delivery package 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 to appear to come from a trusted source. Another common vulnerability is an improperly protected RDP port.

The ransomware variant CryptoLocker opened the new age 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. Notorious attacks are Locky, and Petya. Recent headline variants like Ryuk, Maze and Cerber are more sophisticated and have caused more damage than earlier versions. Even if your backup/recovery procedures allow your business to restore your encrypted data, you can still be hurt by exfiltration, where ransomed documents are made public. Because new versions of ransomware crop up daily, there is no certainty that traditional signature-based anti-virus filters will detect the latest malware. If an attack does show up in an email, it is critical that your users have learned to identify phishing techniques. Your last line of defense is a sound process for scheduling and keeping offsite backups and the deployment of dependable restoration platforms.

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