Guarulhos Ransomware Filtering and Removal Services

Ransomware has become the weapon of choice for the major cyber-crime organizations and malicious states, representing a potentially lethal risk to companies that are victimized. Modern strains of ransomware target all vulnerable resources, including online backup, making even partial restoration a complex and costly process. New variations of crypto-ransomware like Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Netwalker, DopplePaymer, LockBit and Nephilim have made the headlines, replacing Locky, Cerber, and NotPetya in prominence, sophistication, and destructive impact.

Most ransomware penetrations come from innocent-seeming emails that have malicious links or attachments, and many are "zero-day" strains that elude detection by traditional signature-based antivirus tools. Although user education and up-front identification are critical to defend against ransomware attacks, leading practices demand that you assume some malware will inevitably succeed and that you prepare a strong backup mechanism that enables you to restore files and services quickly with little if any damage.

Progent's ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Checkup is a low-cost service centered around a remote interview with a Progent security consultant skilled in ransomware defense and recovery. In the course of this interview Progent will work directly with your Guarulhos network management staff to gather critical information about your cybersecurity configuration and backup processes. Progent will utilize this data to create a Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment detailing how to apply best practices for configuring and administering your cybersecurity and backup systems to prevent or recover from a ransomware assault.

Progent's Basic Security and Best Practices Report focuses on key issues related to crypto-ransomware prevention and restoration recovery. The review covers:

Cybersecurity

• Correct allocation and use of admin accounts
• Assigning NTFS (New Technology File System) and SMB (Server Message Block) permissions
• Optimal firewall configuration
• Secure RDP access
• Advice about AntiVirus tools identification and configuration

• Split permission architecture for backup protection
• Backing up critical servers such as Active Directory
• Geographically dispersed backups with cloud backup to Microsoft Azure

About Ransomware
Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts or steals files so they are unusable or are publicized. Ransomware often locks the target's computer. To avoid the damage, the victim is required to pay a specified ransom, usually via a crypto currency such as Bitcoin, within a brief time window. There is no guarantee that delivering the extortion price will recover the damaged data or prevent its publication. 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 tricked into responding to by means of a social engineering exploit known as spear phishing. This causes the email to appear to come from a familiar sender. Another popular vulnerability is an improperly protected RDP port.

The ransomware variant CryptoLocker ushered in the modern era of crypto-ransomware in 2013, and the damage caused by different versions of ransomware is said to be billions of dollars annually, roughly doubling every other year. Famous attacks include Locky, and Petya. Recent headline variants like Ryuk, Maze and CryptoWall are more sophisticated and have wreaked more havoc than older strains. Even if your backup/recovery procedures permit your business to recover your encrypted files, you can still be threatened by so-called exfiltration, where ransomed documents are made public. Because additional versions of ransomware are launched daily, there is no guarantee that conventional signature-based anti-virus filters will block a new malware. If threat does appear in an email, it is important that your end users have learned to identify social engineering techniques. Your last line of protection is a sound process for scheduling and retaining remote backups and the use of reliable recovery tools.

Ask Progent About the ProSight Crypto-Ransomware Vulnerability Assessment in Guarulhos
For pricing details and to find out more about how Progent's ProSight Crypto-Ransomware Readiness Testing can bolster your defense against crypto-ransomware in Guarulhos, phone Progent at 800-462-8800 or visit Contact Progent.