Melbourne Ransomware Filtering and Removal Services

Ransomware has been widely adopted by cyber extortionists and bad-actor states, representing a possibly existential risk to companies that fall victim. Current strains of ransomware go after everything, including backup, making even partial recovery a challenging and costly process. Novel versions of ransomware like Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Netwalker, Phobos, Conti and Nephilim have made the headlines, replacing Locky, TeslaCrypt, and Petya in notoriety, sophistication, and destructive impact.

90% of crypto-ransomware breaches are the result of innocuous-looking emails that include dangerous links or attachments, and a high percentage are so-called "zero-day" attacks that can escape detection by traditional signature-matching antivirus (AV) filters. While user education and frontline detection are important to defend your network against ransomware attacks, leading practices dictate that you take for granted some attacks will inevitably get through and that you implement a solid backup mechanism that permits you to repair the damage quickly with little if any damage.

Progent's ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Report is a low-cost service centered around an online discussion with a Progent cybersecurity consultant experienced in ransomware protection and repair. During this assessment Progent will work directly with your Melbourne network management staff to gather pertinent information concerning your security posture and backup processes. Progent will use this data to create a Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment detailing how to adhere to leading practices for implementing and managing your security and backup systems to block or recover from a crypto-ransomware attack.

Progent's Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment focuses on vital areas related to ransomware prevention and restoration recovery. The report covers:

Security

• Proper allocation and use of administration accounts
• Correct NTFS and SMB authorizations
• Proper firewall configuration
• Safe Remote Desktop Protocol access
• Guidance for AntiVirus filtering selection and configuration

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

About Ransomware
Ransomware is a type of malicious software that encrypts or deletes files so they are unusable or are publicized. Crypto-ransomware often locks the victim's computer. To prevent the carnage, the target is required to pay a specified amount of money, usually via a crypto currency like Bitcoin, within a brief period of time. It is not guaranteed that delivering the ransom will recover the lost files or prevent its publication. Files can be altered or erased across a network based on the victim's write permissions, and you cannot break the military-grade encryption technologies used on the hostage files. A typical ransomware delivery package is booby-trapped email, in which the user is tricked into interacting with by a social engineering exploit known as spear phishing. This makes the email message to look as though it came from a trusted source. Another popular attack vector is an improperly protected Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) port.

The ransomware variant CryptoLocker opened the modern era of ransomware in 2013, and the damage caused by the many versions of ransomware is said to be billions of dollars annually, more than doubling every two years. Notorious attacks are WannaCry, and NotPetya. Recent high-profile threats like Ryuk, DoppelPaymer and CryptoWall are more sophisticated and have caused more damage than earlier versions. Even if your backup procedures allow your business to restore your encrypted files, you can still be hurt by so-called exfiltration, where stolen data are made public (known as "doxxing"). Because additional variants of ransomware are launched daily, there is no certainty that conventional signature-based anti-virus filters will detect the latest attack. If an attack does appear in an email, it is critical that your end users have been taught to identify phishing tricks. Your last line of protection is a solid process for scheduling and keeping offsite backups and the deployment of dependable recovery tools.

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