Colorado Springs Ransomware Protection and Cleanup Consulting

Ransomware has become the weapon of choice for cybercriminals and rogue states, posing a possibly existential risk to businesses that are victimized. Modern strains of ransomware go after everything, including online backup, making even selective recovery a challenging and expensive exercise. Novel strains of ransomware like Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Mailto (aka Netwalker), DopplePaymer, LockBit and Nephilim have emerged, displacing Locky, Cerber, and CryptoWall in prominence, elaborateness, and destructive impact.

Most ransomware penetrations are caused by innocent-seeming emails with dangerous hyperlinks or file attachments, and a high percentage are so-called "zero-day" attacks that can escape the defenses of legacy signature-based antivirus (AV) filters. While user education and frontline identification are critical to defend against ransomware, best practices demand that you expect that some malware will inevitably succeed and that you implement a solid backup solution that enables you to restore files and services rapidly with little if any damage.

Progent's ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Assessment is an ultra-affordable service centered around an online discussion with a Progent security consultant experienced in ransomware protection and repair. During this interview Progent will collaborate directly with your Colorado Springs network management staff to collect critical data concerning your security posture and backup environment. Progent will use this information to produce a Basic Security and Best Practices Report detailing how to apply best practices for configuring and managing your cybersecurity and backup solution to prevent or recover from a crypto-ransomware attack.

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

Cybersecurity

• Effective allocation and use of administration accounts
• Appropriate NTFS (New Technology File System) and SMB authorizations
• Optimal firewall setup
• Secure RDP configuration
• Advice about AntiVirus filtering identification and configuration

• Split permission model for backup integrity
• Backing up required servers including Active Directory
• Geographically dispersed backups including cloud backup to Microsoft Azure

About Ransomware
Ransomware is a form of malicious software that encrypts or deletes a victim's files so they are unusable or are made publicly available. Ransomware often locks the victim's computer. To avoid the carnage, the victim is required to pay a certain amount of money, usually in the form of a crypto currency like Bitcoin, within a short period of time. It is never certain that delivering the extortion price will restore the damaged data or prevent its publication. Files can be altered or erased across a network based on the target's write permissions, and you cannot break the strong encryption algorithms used on the hostage files. A typical ransomware delivery package is booby-trapped email, in which the victim is tricked into interacting with by means of a social engineering exploit known as spear phishing. This makes the email to look as though it came from a trusted sender. Another common attack vector is a poorly protected Remote Desktop Protocol port.

CryptoLocker opened the modern era of ransomware in 2013, and the damage caused by the many strains of ransomware is said to be billions of dollars annually, more than doubling every two years. Famous examples include WannaCry, and Petya. Recent headline threats like Ryuk, Maze and CryptoWall are more sophisticated and have wreaked more damage than earlier strains. Even if your backup procedures allow your business to recover 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 detect the latest malware. If an attack does show up in an email, it is critical that your end users have been taught to be aware of phishing techniques. Your ultimate protection is a solid scheme for performing and retaining remote backups plus the deployment of dependable restoration platforms.

Ask Progent About the ProSight Ransomware Vulnerability Audit in Colorado Springs
For pricing details and to learn more about how Progent's ProSight Ransomware Vulnerability Testing can enhance your protection against ransomware in Colorado Springs, phone Progent at 800-462-8800 or see Contact Progent.