Jacksonville Ransomware Protection and Restoration Services

Ransomware has become the weapon of choice for cyber extortionists and rogue governments, representing a potentially existential risk to businesses that are successfully attacked. Current versions of crypto-ransomware go after all vulnerable resources, including backup, making even partial restoration a complex and costly process. New strains of crypto-ransomware like Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Netwalker, Phobos, Conti and Egregor have emerged, replacing Locky, Cerber, and CryptoWall in notoriety, sophistication, and destructive impact.

90% of crypto-ransomware breaches are caused by innocent-looking emails with dangerous hyperlinks or attachments, and a high percentage are so-called "zero-day" strains that can escape detection by legacy signature-matching antivirus tools. While user training and frontline detection are critical to protect your network against ransomware attacks, best practices dictate that you expect that some attacks will inevitably succeed and that you deploy a strong backup solution that permits you to restore files and services quickly with minimal losses.

Progent's ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Checkup is an ultra-affordable service centered around an online interview with a Progent cybersecurity expert skilled in ransomware protection and recovery. During this assessment Progent will cooperate with your Jacksonville IT managers to gather critical data about your security setup and backup environment. Progent will utilize this data to produce a Basic Security and Best Practices Report documenting how to follow best practices for implementing and managing your cybersecurity and backup solution to prevent or recover from a ransomware assault.

Progent's Basic Security and Best Practices Report highlights key issues associated with ransomware defense and restoration recovery. The report addresses:

Security

• Correct use of administration accounts
• Correct NTFS and SMB (Server Message Block) authorizations
• Proper firewall settings
• Secure RDP access
• Recommend AntiVirus filtering selection and configuration

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

About Ransomware
Ransomware is a form of malware that encrypts or deletes a victim's files so they are unusable or are made publicly available. Crypto-ransomware sometimes locks the victim's computer. To prevent the carnage, the victim is asked to pay a specified amount of money, typically in the form of a crypto currency such as Bitcoin, within a short period of time. It is not guaranteed that delivering the ransom will recover the lost data or prevent its exposure to the public. Files can be encrypted or erased across a network depending on the target's write permissions, and you cannot solve the strong encryption algorithms used on the compromised files. A typical ransomware attack vector is booby-trapped email, whereby the target is lured into responding to by a social engineering technique called spear phishing. This makes the email to look as though it came from a trusted sender. Another common attack vector is an improperly secured Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) port.

The ransomware variant CryptoLocker ushered in the modern era of ransomware in 2013, and the monetary losses attributed to by the many versions of ransomware is estimated at billions of dollars annually, more than doubling every two years. Famous examples are WannaCry, and NotPetya. Current high-profile variants like Ryuk, Sodinokibi and Spora are more complex and have caused more damage than older versions. Even if your backup/recovery procedures enable you to recover your encrypted files, you can still be hurt by exfiltration, where stolen documents are made public (known as "doxxing"). Because new versions of ransomware crop up every day, there is no certainty that conventional signature-based anti-virus filters will detect a new malware. If threat does appear in an email, it is important that your end users have learned to be aware of phishing tricks. Your ultimate protection is a sound process for performing and retaining offsite backups plus the deployment of dependable recovery tools.

Contact Progent About the ProSight Crypto-Ransomware Susceptibility Checkup in Jacksonville
For pricing information and to find out more about how Progent's ProSight Ransomware Susceptibility Assessment can enhance your defense against ransomware in Jacksonville, call Progent at 800-462-8800 or visit Contact Progent.