Carlsbad Ransomware Prevention and Remediation Services

Ransomware has been weaponized by the major cyber-crime organizations and rogue states, posing a potentially existential risk to companies that are successfully attacked. Modern strains of crypto-ransomware go after everything, including online backup, making even partial restoration a complex and costly process. Novel versions of crypto-ransomware such as Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Netwalker, Phobos, Snatch and Egregor have emerged, displacing WannaCry, Cerber, and NotPetya in notoriety, sophistication, and destructiveness.

90% of ransomware breaches are the result of innocuous-seeming emails that include malicious hyperlinks or file attachments, and a high percentage are so-called "zero-day" strains that can escape detection by legacy signature-matching antivirus (AV) tools. While user training and frontline detection are critical to defend your network against ransomware attacks, leading practices demand that you assume some attacks will inevitably succeed and that you prepare a strong backup mechanism that allows you to restore files and services quickly with minimal damage.

Progent's ProSight Ransomware Vulnerability Report is a low-cost service built around an online discussion with a Progent security expert experienced in ransomware protection and repair. In the course of this interview Progent will collaborate with your Carlsbad IT management staff to collect pertinent information about your security profile and backup environment. Progent will utilize this data to generate a Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment detailing how to apply leading practices for configuring and managing your cybersecurity and backup systems to block or clean up after a crypto-ransomware assault.

Progent's Basic Security and Best Practices Report focuses on vital areas related to ransomware prevention and restoration recovery. The review addresses:

Security

• Correct use of administration accounts
• Correct NTFS (New Technology File System) and SMB permissions
• Optimal firewall configuration
• Secure RDP configuration
• Guidance for AntiVirus filtering identification and deployment

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

About Ransomware
Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts or deletes files so they cannot be used or are made publicly available. Ransomware sometimes locks the target's computer. To avoid the damage, the victim is asked to send a specified amount of money (the ransom), usually via a crypto currency like Bitcoin, within a short period of time. There is no guarantee that delivering the ransom will restore the lost data or avoid its exposure to the public. Files can be altered or deleted across a network depending on the victim's write permissions, and you cannot solve the military-grade encryption technologies used on the hostage files. A common ransomware delivery package is booby-trapped email, in which the user is tricked into responding to by a social engineering technique known as spear phishing. This makes the email to appear to come from a familiar source. Another common attack vector is an improperly protected Remote Desktop Protocol port.

CryptoLocker opened the modern era of ransomware in 2013, and the monetary losses attributed to by the many strains of ransomware is said to be billions of dollars per year, roughly doubling every other year. Notorious attacks include WannaCry, and NotPetya. Recent headline variants like Ryuk, DoppelPaymer and Spora are more sophisticated and have caused more havoc than earlier strains. Even if your backup procedures allow you to restore your ransomed files, you can still be hurt by exfiltration, where ransomed documents are exposed to the public. Because additional variants of ransomware crop up daily, there is no certainty that conventional 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 identify social engineering techniques. Your ultimate defense is a solid scheme for performing and retaining remote backups and the use of reliable recovery platforms.

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