Aurora Ransomware Protection and Removal Services

Ransomware has been weaponized by the major cyber-crime organizations and malicious states, representing a possibly existential threat to companies that are successfully attacked. Current versions of ransomware target everything, including online backup, making even selective restoration a challenging and costly exercise. New strains of crypto-ransomware like Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Mailto (aka Netwalker), Phobos, LockBit and Nephilim have made the headlines, displacing WannaCry, Spora, and Petya in notoriety, sophistication, and destructiveness.

Most crypto-ransomware infections are caused by innocent-looking emails that have malicious hyperlinks or attachments, and a high percentage are so-called "zero-day" strains that can escape detection by traditional signature-matching antivirus (AV) filters. Although user education and frontline detection are critical to defend your network against ransomware, best practices demand that you take for granted some malware will eventually succeed and that you implement a strong backup solution that permits you to repair the damage quickly with little if any losses.

Progent's ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Assessment is an ultra-affordable service centered around an online discussion with a Progent security consultant experienced in ransomware protection and repair. During this interview Progent will work with your Aurora IT managers to gather pertinent data about your cybersecurity configuration and backup processes. Progent will utilize this data to produce a Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment documenting how to apply leading practices for configuring and managing your security and backup solution to prevent or clean up after a crypto-ransomware assault.

Progent's Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment focuses on key areas related to ransomware defense and restoration recovery. The review addresses:

Cybersecurity

• Proper allocation and use of admin accounts
• Assigning NTFS and SMB permissions
• Optimal firewall setup
• Secure RDP configuration
• Recommend AntiVirus (AV) filtering selection and configuration

• Split permission architecture for backup integrity
• Backing up required servers including AD
• Geographically dispersed backups with cloud backup to Microsoft Azure

About Ransomware
Ransomware is a variety of malicious software 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 damage, the target is asked to pay a specified amount of money (the ransom), usually in the form of a crypto currency like Bitcoin, within a short period of time. There is no guarantee that paying the extortion price will recover the lost files or avoid its exposure to the public. Files can be altered or deleted throughout a network based on the target's write permissions, and you cannot break the strong encryption algorithms used on the hostage files. A typical ransomware attack vector is tainted email, whereby the victim is lured 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 common attack vector is a poorly secured Remote Desktop Protocol port.

The ransomware variant CryptoLocker ushered in the modern era of crypto-ransomware in 2013, and the damage caused by the many strains of ransomware is said to be billions of dollars annually, roughly doubling every other year. Famous attacks are Locky, and NotPetya. Recent headline threats like Ryuk, DoppelPaymer and Cerber are more elaborate and have caused more damage than earlier versions. Even if your backup procedures allow your business to restore your encrypted data, you can still be threatened by exfiltration, where stolen documents are exposed to the public (known as "doxxing"). Because new variants of ransomware are launched every day, there is no certainty that traditional signature-based anti-virus filters will block a new attack. If an attack does appear in an email, it is important that your end users have been taught to be aware of social engineering tricks. Your ultimate defense is a solid process for performing and retaining remote backups and the use of dependable restoration tools.

Ask Progent About the ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Review in Aurora
For pricing information and to find out more about how Progent's ProSight Ransomware Vulnerability Evaluation can enhance your defense against crypto-ransomware in Aurora, call Progent at 800-462-8800 or visit Contact Progent.