Carlsbad Ransomware Prevention and Remediation Services

Ransomware has been widely adopted by the major cyber-crime organizations and malicious states, posing a possibly lethal threat to companies that fall victim. Current versions of ransomware target all vulnerable resources, including backup, making even partial recovery a challenging and expensive process. Novel strains of ransomware such as Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Netwalker, Phobos, LockBit and Nephilim have made the headlines, replacing Locky, Cerber, and CryptoWall in notoriety, sophistication, and destructive impact.

Most crypto-ransomware penetrations are the result of innocuous-looking emails with malicious hyperlinks or attachments, and many are "zero-day" strains that can escape the defenses of legacy signature-matching antivirus filters. While user training and frontline identification are critical to defend your network against ransomware, best practices dictate that you expect that some attacks will inevitably get through and that you deploy a strong backup mechanism that permits you to repair the damage quickly with minimal damage.

Progent's ProSight Ransomware Vulnerability Assessment is a low-cost service centered around an online discussion with a Progent security expert experienced in ransomware protection and repair. In the course of this interview Progent will collaborate directly with your Carlsbad IT managers to gather critical information about your cybersecurity posture and backup environment. Progent will utilize this data to generate a Basic Security and Best Practices Report detailing how to adhere to leading practices for configuring and managing your cybersecurity and backup systems to prevent or recover from a ransomware attack.

Progent's Basic Security and Best Practices Report highlights vital issues related to crypto-ransomware defense and restoration recovery. The report covers:

Security

• Effective use of admin accounts
• Assigning NTFS and SMB (Server Message Block) authorizations
• Optimal firewall setup
• Secure Remote Desktop Protocol connections
• Recommend AntiVirus tools identification and configuration

• Split permission architecture for backup integrity
• Backing up key servers including Active Directory
• Geographically dispersed backups with cloud backup to Azure

About Ransomware
Ransomware is a form of malicious software that encrypts or steals a victim's files so they are unusable or are made publicly available. Ransomware sometimes locks the target's computer. To avoid the damage, the target is required to pay a certain amount of money, usually via a crypto currency like Bitcoin, within a short period of time. There is no guarantee that delivering the ransom will restore the damaged data or avoid its publication. Files can be altered or deleted throughout a network depending on the victim's write permissions, and you cannot break the strong encryption algorithms used on the hostage files. A common ransomware attack vector is tainted email, whereby the victim is tricked into responding to by means of a social engineering technique known as spear phishing. This makes the email to look as though it came from a familiar sender. Another popular vulnerability is a poorly secured Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) port.

The ransomware variant CryptoLocker opened the new age of crypto-ransomware in 2013, and the damage caused by the many versions of ransomware is said to be billions of dollars annually, roughly doubling every two years. Famous attacks are Locky, and Petya. Recent high-profile variants like Ryuk, DoppelPaymer and TeslaCrypt are more complex and have caused more damage than older versions. Even if your backup procedures enable your business to restore your ransomed files, you can still be hurt by exfiltration, where stolen documents are made public (known as "doxxing"). Because additional variants of ransomware are launched every day, there is no guarantee that traditional signature-matching anti-virus tools will block a new attack. If an attack does show up in an email, it is critical that your users have been taught to be aware of social engineering tricks. Your last line of defense is a sound scheme for scheduling and retaining offsite backups plus the deployment of reliable recovery platforms.

Ask Progent About the ProSight Crypto-Ransomware Susceptibility Checkup in Carlsbad
For pricing information and to learn more about how Progent's ProSight Ransomware Susceptibility Review can enhance your protection against ransomware in Carlsbad, phone Progent at 800-462-8800 or visit Contact Progent.