Broomfield Ransomware Defense and Removal Solutions

Ransomware has been widely adopted by the major cyber-crime organizations and malicious governments, posing a possibly existential risk to businesses that are victimized. The latest versions of crypto-ransomware target all vulnerable resources, including online backup, making even partial recovery a long and costly exercise. New versions of ransomware such as Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Netwalker, Phobos, Conti and Nephilim have emerged, displacing WannaCry, TeslaCrypt, and NotPetya in notoriety, elaborateness, and destructive impact.

90% of ransomware infections are caused by innocuous-looking emails with dangerous hyperlinks or file attachments, and many are "zero-day" attacks that elude detection by legacy signature-based antivirus filters. Although user education and frontline detection are important to defend your network against ransomware, best practices dictate that you take for granted some malware will eventually succeed and that you implement a solid backup mechanism that enables you to repair the damage quickly with little if any losses.

Progent's ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Assessment is a low-cost service built around an online discussion with a Progent cybersecurity expert experienced in ransomware defense and recovery. In the course of this interview Progent will work directly with your Broomfield network managers to gather critical data concerning your cybersecurity posture and backup environment. Progent will use this information to create a Basic Security and Best Practices Report detailing how to apply best practices for configuring and administering your cybersecurity and backup systems to prevent or clean up after a ransomware assault.

Progent's Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment focuses on vital areas associated with ransomware prevention and restoration recovery. The review addresses:

Cybersecurity

• Effective use of admin accounts
• Correct NTFS and SMB (Server Message Block) authorizations
• Optimal firewall setup
• Secure RDP access
• Guidance for AntiVirus (AV) filtering selection and deployment

• Split permission model for backup protection
• Backing up key servers including AD
• Offsite backups with cloud backup to Azure

About Ransomware
Ransomware is a form of malicious software that encrypts or steals files so they cannot be used or are made publicly available. Crypto-ransomware sometimes locks the target's computer. To prevent the damage, the victim is asked to send a certain ransom, usually via a crypto currency like Bitcoin, within a brief period of time. It is not guaranteed that delivering the extortion price will recover the damaged files or avoid its publication. Files can be encrypted or deleted throughout a network based on the victim's write permissions, and you cannot solve the military-grade encryption technologies used on the compromised files. A typical ransomware delivery package is spoofed email, in which the target is tricked into interacting with by means of a social engineering technique called spear phishing. This makes the email message to look as though it came from a trusted source. Another common attack vector is an improperly protected RDP port.

The ransomware variant CryptoLocker opened the modern era of crypto-ransomware in 2013, and the damage caused by the many strains of ransomware is estimated at billions of dollars annually, roughly doubling every two years. Famous examples are WannaCry, and NotPetya. Recent high-profile variants like Ryuk, Maze and CryptoWall are more sophisticated and have caused more damage than earlier strains. Even if your backup/recovery processes permit you to restore your encrypted data, you can still be hurt by so-called exfiltration, where stolen data are exposed to the public. Because additional versions of ransomware crop up daily, there is no guarantee that traditional signature-matching anti-virus tools will block the latest malware. If an attack does show up in an email, it is important that your users have been taught to be aware of social engineering techniques. Your last line of protection is a sound scheme for scheduling and keeping remote backups and the deployment of dependable restoration platforms.

Ask Progent About the ProSight Ransomware Vulnerability Testing in Broomfield
For pricing information and to find out more about how Progent's ProSight Ransomware Susceptibility Report can bolster your protection against ransomware in Broomfield, phone Progent at 800-462-8800 or see Contact Progent.