Irving Ransomware Defense and Removal Services

Ransomware has become the weapon of choice for cybercriminals and bad-actor states, posing a possibly lethal risk to businesses that fall victim. Modern versions of ransomware go after all vulnerable resources, including online backup, making even selective restoration a challenging and costly exercise. New strains of crypto-ransomware such as Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Netwalker, DopplePaymer, LockBit and Nephilim have emerged, displacing WannaCry, Cerber, and NotPetya in prominence, sophistication, and destructiveness.

Most crypto-ransomware infections are caused by innocuous-looking emails that have malicious hyperlinks or attachments, and many are "zero-day" attacks that can escape detection by traditional signature-based antivirus tools. Although user education and up-front detection are critical to defend your network against ransomware attacks, leading practices dictate that you assume some attacks will inevitably succeed and that you deploy a solid backup mechanism that allows you to restore files and services rapidly with minimal losses.

Progent's ProSight Ransomware Vulnerability Report is a low-cost service built around an online discussion with a Progent cybersecurity consultant experienced in ransomware defense and recovery. During this assessment Progent will collaborate directly with your Irving IT managers to gather pertinent information concerning your cybersecurity configuration and backup environment. Progent will utilize this information to produce a Basic Security and Best Practices Report documenting how to apply leading practices for implementing and managing your security and backup solution to block or recover from a crypto-ransomware assault.

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

Security

• Correct use of admin accounts
• Appropriate NTFS (New Technology File System) and SMB (Server Message Block) permissions
• Proper firewall configuration
• Safe Remote Desktop Protocol access
• Recommend AntiVirus filtering identification and configuration

• Split permission architecture for backup protection
• Protecting critical servers including AD
• Geographically dispersed backups including cloud backup to Microsoft Azure

About Ransomware
Ransomware is a type of malicious software that encrypts or steals files so they are unusable or are publicized. Ransomware often locks the target's computer. To prevent the damage, the target is asked to pay a specified ransom, typically in the form of a crypto currency like Bitcoin, within a brief time window. It is never certain that delivering the ransom will restore the damaged data or avoid its exposure to the public. Files can be altered or erased throughout a network depending on the target's write permissions, and you cannot reverse engineer the military-grade encryption technologies used on the compromised files. A typical ransomware attack vector is spoofed email, whereby the user is tricked into interacting with by a social engineering exploit known as spear phishing. This causes the email message to appear to come from a trusted source. Another common attack vector is an improperly secured Remote Desktop Protocol port.

CryptoLocker ushered in the modern era of crypto-ransomware in 2013, and the monetary losses attributed to by the many strains of ransomware is estimated at billions of dollars per year, roughly doubling every other year. Notorious examples include WannaCry, and NotPetya. Recent headline threats like Ryuk, DoppelPaymer and CryptoWall are more elaborate and have wreaked more damage than earlier versions. Even if your backup processes allow your business to recover your ransomed data, you can still be hurt by so-called exfiltration, where stolen data are made public (known as "doxxing"). Because new variants of ransomware crop up daily, there is no certainty that conventional signature-based anti-virus filters will detect the latest attack. If threat does appear in an email, it is important that your end users have learned to be aware of phishing techniques. Your last line of defense is a solid scheme for scheduling and retaining remote backups plus the use of reliable recovery tools.

Contact Progent About the ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Checkup in Irving
For pricing information and to find out more about how Progent's ProSight Crypto-Ransomware Susceptibility Review can bolster your defense against crypto-ransomware in Irving, phone Progent at 800-462-8800 or visit Contact Progent.