Cheyenne Ransomware Defense and Remediation Services

Ransomware has become the weapon of choice for cybercriminals and rogue states, representing a possibly lethal risk to businesses that are breached. Current versions of ransomware go after everything, including backup, making even selective restoration a complex and expensive exercise. Novel variations of crypto-ransomware like Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Netwalker, Phobos, Conti and Egregor have made the headlines, replacing WannaCry, Spora, and CryptoWall in notoriety, elaborateness, and destructiveness.

Most crypto-ransomware penetrations come from innocuous-looking emails with dangerous links or attachments, and many are so-called "zero-day" attacks that elude detection by traditional signature-based antivirus tools. Although user training and up-front identification are important to defend your network against ransomware attacks, leading practices demand that you assume some malware will inevitably succeed and that you deploy a strong backup mechanism that enables you to recover quickly with minimal damage.

Progent's ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Assessment is an ultra-affordable service built around a remote discussion with a Progent cybersecurity expert experienced in ransomware defense and repair. In the course of this assessment Progent will work with your Cheyenne IT management staff to gather pertinent information concerning your cybersecurity configuration and backup environment. Progent will use this information to create a Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment documenting how to apply leading practices for implementing and administering your security and backup systems to prevent or clean up after a crypto-ransomware assault.

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

Cybersecurity

• Correct use of admin accounts
• Correct NTFS and SMB (Server Message Block) authorizations
• Proper firewall configuration
• Secure RDP access
• Advice about AntiVirus tools selection and configuration

• Split permission architecture for backup integrity
• Protecting critical servers including Active Directory
• Offsite backups with cloud backup to Azure

About Ransomware
Ransomware is a type of malicious software that encrypts or deletes a victim's files so they cannot be used or are made publicly available. Ransomware often locks the target's computer. To prevent the damage, the target is asked to send a specified amount of money, usually in the form of a crypto currency such as Bitcoin, within a brief period of time. It is never certain that paying the ransom will recover the damaged files 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 technologies used on the hostage files. A common ransomware delivery package is tainted email, whereby the target is lured into responding to by means of a social engineering exploit called spear phishing. This makes the email message to look as though it came from a trusted sender. Another common vulnerability is an improperly secured 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 per year, more than doubling every two years. Notorious attacks are Locky, and Petya. Recent high-profile threats like Ryuk, Maze and CryptoWall are more elaborate and have caused more havoc than older versions. Even if your backup procedures enable you to recover your ransomed data, you can still be hurt by exfiltration, where ransomed data are exposed to the public. Because additional variants of ransomware are launched daily, there is no certainty that traditional signature-based anti-virus tools will detect the latest attack. If an attack does show up in an email, it is critical that your users have been taught to be aware of phishing techniques. Your last line of protection is a sound scheme for performing and keeping remote backups and the use of dependable recovery platforms.

Ask Progent About the ProSight Ransomware Vulnerability Testing in Cheyenne
For pricing details and to find out more about how Progent's ProSight Crypto-Ransomware Readiness Evaluation can enhance your defense against ransomware in Cheyenne, call Progent at 800-462-8800 or see Contact Progent.