Colorado Springs Ransomware Defense and Remediation Services

Ransomware has been weaponized by the major cyber-crime organizations and bad-actor states, representing a potentially existential risk to companies that are breached. The latest versions of crypto-ransomware go after everything, including backup, making even partial restoration a complex and costly process. New strains of crypto-ransomware such as Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Mailto (aka Netwalker), DopplePaymer, Conti and Nephilim have made the headlines, displacing Locky, Cerber, and Petya in notoriety, elaborateness, and destructiveness.

Most ransomware penetrations are the result of innocent-looking emails with malicious hyperlinks or attachments, and many are "zero-day" strains that elude the defenses of legacy signature-based antivirus (AV) tools. Although user training and up-front identification are critical to protect your network against ransomware, leading practices demand that you assume some attacks will eventually get through and that you put in place a strong backup solution that enables you to recover quickly with minimal losses.

Progent's ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Assessment is an ultra-affordable service built around an online interview with a Progent cybersecurity expert experienced in ransomware protection and repair. During this interview Progent will cooperate with your Colorado Springs network management staff to gather critical information about your cybersecurity setup and backup processes. Progent will use this data to generate a Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment detailing how to apply best practices for configuring and managing your security and backup systems to prevent or clean up after a ransomware attack.

Progent's Basic Security and Best Practices Report focuses on vital issues associated with ransomware prevention and restoration recovery. The report covers:

Cybersecurity

• Correct use of administration accounts
• Appropriate NTFS (New Technology File System) and SMB permissions
• Proper firewall settings
• Secure Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) configuration
• Guidance for AntiVirus tools selection and deployment

• Split permission model for backup protection
• Backing up key servers including Active Directory
• Geographically dispersed backups including cloud backup to Azure

About Ransomware
Ransomware is a type of malicious software that encrypts or deletes files so they cannot be used or are made publicly available. Crypto-ransomware sometimes locks the victim's computer. To prevent the damage, the victim is asked to send a certain amount of money (the ransom), usually via a crypto currency like Bitcoin, within a short time window. There is no guarantee that delivering the ransom will restore the damaged files or prevent its publication. Files can be encrypted or deleted throughout a network based on the victim's write permissions, and you cannot reverse engineer the military-grade encryption technologies used on the hostage files. A typical ransomware delivery package is spoofed email, in which the victim is lured into interacting with by a social engineering exploit called spear phishing. This causes the email to appear to come from a trusted source. Another common attack vector is a poorly protected Remote Desktop Protocol port.

CryptoLocker ushered in the modern era of ransomware in 2013, and the monetary losses caused by different strains of ransomware is said to be billions of dollars per year, roughly doubling every two years. Notorious attacks include WannaCry, and Petya. Recent headline threats like Ryuk, Sodinokibi and TeslaCrypt are more sophisticated and have wreaked more havoc than older strains. Even if your backup procedures allow you to recover your ransomed data, you can still be threatened by exfiltration, where stolen documents are made public (known as "doxxing"). Because new variants of ransomware are launched every day, there is no guarantee that traditional signature-matching anti-virus tools will block a new malware. If threat does show up in an email, it is important that your end users have been taught to identify social engineering techniques. Your ultimate protection is a sound scheme for performing and retaining remote backups and the use of dependable recovery platforms.

Contact Progent About the ProSight Crypto-Ransomware Susceptibility Audit in Colorado Springs
For pricing details and to find out more about how Progent's ProSight Crypto-Ransomware Susceptibility Review can enhance your defense against ransomware in Colorado Springs, phone Progent at 800-462-8800 or visit Contact Progent.