Fresno Ransomware Defense and Cleanup Services

Ransomware has been widely adopted by cyber extortionists and rogue states, posing a possibly existential threat to businesses that are victimized. Current versions of ransomware go after everything, including online backup, making even partial restoration a complex and costly process. New versions of crypto-ransomware like Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Netwalker, Phobos, Conti and Nephilim have emerged, displacing WannaCry, Spora, and NotPetya in prominence, sophistication, and destructive impact.

90% of crypto-ransomware infections are caused by innocent-looking emails that have malicious links or attachments, and many are "zero-day" strains that can escape the defenses of legacy signature-matching antivirus (AV) tools. While user education and up-front detection are important to protect against ransomware, best practices dictate that you expect that some malware will inevitably succeed and that you put in place a solid backup solution that allows you to repair the damage quickly with minimal damage.

Progent's ProSight Ransomware Vulnerability Report is an ultra-affordable service centered around an online discussion with a Progent security consultant skilled in ransomware protection and recovery. In the course of this interview Progent will collaborate with your Fresno IT managers to collect critical information concerning your security profile and backup processes. Progent will use this information to produce a Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment documenting how to follow best practices for configuring and administering your cybersecurity and backup solution to block or clean up after a ransomware assault.

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

Security

• Effective use of administration accounts
• Assigning NTFS (New Technology File System) and SMB (Server Message Block) permissions
• Proper firewall setup
• Safe RDP configuration
• Recommend AntiVirus filtering selection and deployment

• Split permission model for backup protection
• Backing up required servers including AD
• Offsite backups with cloud backup to Azure

About Ransomware
Ransomware is a variety of malware that encrypts or deletes files so they are unusable or are made publicly available. Crypto-ransomware sometimes locks the target's computer. To avoid the carnage, the target is required to send a certain amount of money, typically via a crypto currency like Bitcoin, within a brief period of time. It is not guaranteed that paying the ransom will recover the lost files or avoid its publication. Files can be encrypted or erased across a network based on the target's write permissions, and you cannot solve the strong encryption algorithms used on the compromised files. A typical ransomware delivery package is tainted email, whereby the victim is lured into interacting with by a social engineering technique called spear phishing. This causes the email message to look as though it came from a familiar sender. Another popular attack vector is a poorly protected Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) port.

CryptoLocker opened the new age of ransomware in 2013, and the damage caused by different versions of ransomware is said to be billions of dollars annually, roughly doubling every two years. Notorious attacks are WannaCry, and NotPetya. Current high-profile threats like Ryuk, Maze and TeslaCrypt are more elaborate and have wreaked more damage than earlier versions. Even if your backup/recovery procedures permit your business to restore your ransomed data, you can still be hurt by exfiltration, where stolen data are made public. Because additional variants of ransomware are launched daily, there is no guarantee that traditional signature-based anti-virus filters will block the latest malware. If an attack does appear in an email, it is important that your users have learned to identify social engineering techniques. Your last line of defense is a sound scheme for performing and retaining offsite backups and the deployment of dependable recovery tools.

Contact Progent About the ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Consultation in Fresno
For pricing details and to learn more about how Progent's ProSight Crypto-Ransomware Preparedness Evaluation can bolster your protection against crypto-ransomware in Fresno, call Progent at 800-462-8800 or visit Contact Progent.