Salinas Ransomware Protection and Recovery Solutions

Ransomware has been widely adopted by cyber extortionists and bad-actor governments, posing a possibly lethal threat to companies that fall victim. Current strains of ransomware go after everything, including backup, making even partial recovery a challenging and expensive exercise. Novel versions of crypto-ransomware such as Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Netwalker, Phobos, Snatch and Nephilim have emerged, replacing WannaCry, TeslaCrypt, and NotPetya in prominence, sophistication, and destructive impact.

Most crypto-ransomware breaches are the result of innocuous-looking emails that include malicious hyperlinks or file attachments, and many are so-called "zero-day" attacks that can escape detection by traditional signature-matching antivirus (AV) tools. Although user training and frontline detection are important to protect against ransomware, best practices demand that you expect that some attacks will inevitably succeed and that you deploy a solid backup mechanism that enables you to recover rapidly with little if any losses.

Progent's ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Assessment is a low-cost service centered around a remote discussion with a Progent cybersecurity consultant experienced in ransomware defense and recovery. During this assessment Progent will collaborate with your Salinas IT managers to gather pertinent data concerning your security setup and backup processes. Progent will use this information to produce a Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment detailing how to adhere to leading practices for configuring and administering your cybersecurity and backup systems to prevent or clean up after a ransomware assault.

Progent's Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment highlights vital issues associated with ransomware prevention and restoration recovery. The review covers:

Security

• Proper use of admin accounts
• Assigning NTFS and SMB (Server Message Block) authorizations
• Proper firewall setup
• Safe Remote Desktop Protocol access
• Guidance for AntiVirus filtering selection and deployment

• Split permission model for backup integrity
• Protecting key servers including AD
• Geographically dispersed backups with cloud backup to Microsoft Azure

About Ransomware
Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts or steals a victim's files so they cannot be used or are made publicly available. Ransomware often locks the victim's computer. To avoid the damage, the target is required to send a specified amount of money (the ransom), usually in the form of a crypto currency such as Bitcoin, within a short period of time. It is never certain that paying the extortion price will restore the damaged data or avoid its publication. Files can be altered or deleted across a network depending on the target's write permissions, and you cannot break the strong encryption algorithms used on the compromised files. A common ransomware attack vector is spoofed email, whereby the victim is tricked into responding to by a social engineering exploit called spear phishing. This causes the email message to appear to come from a trusted source. Another popular attack vector is an improperly protected Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) port.

The ransomware variant CryptoLocker opened the new age of ransomware in 2013, and the damage attributed to by the many strains of ransomware is estimated at billions of dollars annually, more than doubling every two years. Famous attacks are WannaCry, and NotPetya. Current high-profile threats like Ryuk, Maze and TeslaCrypt are more sophisticated and have wreaked more damage than older versions. Even if your backup/recovery procedures enable your business to restore your ransomed data, you can still be threatened by so-called exfiltration, where stolen documents are made public. Because additional versions of ransomware are launched every day, there is no guarantee that conventional signature-based anti-virus tools will detect the latest attack. If threat does appear in an email, it is important that your end users have been taught to be aware of phishing techniques. Your ultimate defense is a sound scheme for scheduling and retaining offsite backups and the use of dependable restoration tools.

Contact Progent About the ProSight Ransomware Readiness Review in Salinas
For pricing details and to find out more about how Progent's ProSight Crypto-Ransomware Preparedness Report can enhance your defense against crypto-ransomware in Salinas, call Progent at 800-462-8800 or see Contact Progent.