Bristol Ransomware Prevention and Removal Solutions

Ransomware has been widely adopted by cyber extortionists and rogue states, representing a potentially lethal risk to companies that are breached. Modern versions of crypto-ransomware target everything, including backup, making even selective restoration a complex and expensive exercise. New versions of crypto-ransomware such as Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Netwalker, DopplePaymer, Conti and Nephilim have made the headlines, replacing WannaCry, Cerber, and CryptoWall in prominence, elaborateness, and destructive impact.

Most crypto-ransomware infections come from innocuous-looking emails with dangerous links or file attachments, and many are "zero-day" attacks that can escape the defenses of traditional signature-based antivirus (AV) tools. While user training and frontline identification are important to defend your network against ransomware, leading practices demand that you expect that some malware will eventually get through and that you put in place 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 centered around a remote interview with a Progent security expert experienced in ransomware protection and repair. During this assessment Progent will cooperate directly with your Bristol IT managers to collect critical data concerning your cybersecurity configuration and backup environment. Progent will utilize this information to produce a Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment documenting how to apply leading practices for configuring and administering your cybersecurity and backup solution to block or recover from a ransomware assault.

Progent's Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment highlights vital areas associated with crypto-ransomware defense and restoration recovery. The report addresses:

Cybersecurity

• Correct allocation and use of administration accounts
• Assigning NTFS and SMB permissions
• Proper firewall settings
• Secure Remote Desktop Protocol configuration
• Guidance for AntiVirus filtering identification and configuration

• Split permission architecture for backup protection
• Backing up critical servers including AD
• Offsite backups including cloud backup to Azure

About Ransomware
Ransomware is a variety of malicious software that encrypts or deletes a victim's files so they are unusable or are made publicly available. Crypto-ransomware sometimes locks the victim's computer. To avoid the damage, the target is asked to pay a specified ransom, typically via a crypto currency such as Bitcoin, within a short time window. It is not guaranteed that delivering the extortion price will recover the lost data or prevent its exposure to the public. Files can be altered or deleted throughout a network depending on the target's write permissions, and you cannot solve the military-grade encryption algorithms used on the compromised files. A common ransomware delivery package is spoofed email, whereby the user is tricked into responding to by means of a social engineering exploit known as spear phishing. This makes the email to look as though it came from a familiar source. Another common attack vector is a poorly protected RDP port.

CryptoLocker opened the modern era of crypto-ransomware in 2013, and the damage attributed to by the many versions of ransomware is estimated at billions of dollars annually, roughly doubling every two years. Notorious attacks are Locky, and Petya. Current headline threats like Ryuk, DoppelPaymer and Spora are more sophisticated and have wreaked more damage than older strains. Even if your backup processes enable you to recover your encrypted data, you can still be threatened by so-called exfiltration, where stolen data are made public. Because additional versions of ransomware are launched every day, there is no guarantee that conventional signature-based anti-virus tools will detect the latest malware. If an attack does appear in an email, it is critical that your end users have been taught to be aware of social engineering tricks. Your ultimate protection is a sound process for performing and retaining offsite backups and the deployment of reliable recovery platforms.

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