Savannah Ransomware Defense and Recovery Solutions

Ransomware has been widely adopted by the major cyber-crime organizations and rogue governments, representing a possibly existential threat to companies that are breached. The latest strains of crypto-ransomware target everything, including online backup, making even selective restoration a challenging and expensive exercise. Novel strains of crypto-ransomware like Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Netwalker, DopplePaymer, Conti and Nephilim have emerged, replacing WannaCry, Cerber, and NotPetya in notoriety, sophistication, and destructiveness.

Most ransomware breaches come from innocent-looking emails that have malicious hyperlinks or file attachments, and many are "zero-day" strains that elude detection by legacy signature-matching antivirus filters. While user education and up-front identification are critical to protect your network against ransomware, leading practices dictate that you take for granted some attacks will inevitably get through and that you put in place a solid backup solution that allows you to repair the damage rapidly with minimal losses.

Progent's ProSight Ransomware Vulnerability Checkup is an ultra-affordable service built around an online interview with a Progent security expert experienced in ransomware defense and repair. During this assessment Progent will collaborate directly with your Savannah IT managers to gather pertinent information concerning your security setup and backup environment. Progent will use this information to create a Basic Security and Best Practices Report detailing how to adhere to best practices for configuring and administering your security and backup solution to block or recover from a ransomware assault.

Progent's Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment highlights vital issues associated with crypto-ransomware defense and restoration recovery. The report covers:

Cybersecurity

• Effective use of administration accounts
• Appropriate NTFS (New Technology File System) and SMB (Server Message Block) authorizations
• Proper firewall setup
• Safe RDP access
• Advice about AntiVirus (AV) filtering identification and configuration

• Split permission model for backup integrity
• Backing up key servers such as AD
• Offsite backups including cloud backup to Azure

About Ransomware
Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts or steals a victim's files so they cannot be used or are publicized. Ransomware sometimes locks the target's computer. To prevent the carnage, the target is required to send a specified amount of money (the ransom), usually via a crypto currency like Bitcoin, within a brief period of time. It is not guaranteed that paying the ransom will recover the damaged data or avoid its exposure to the public. Files can be altered or deleted across a network depending on the target's write permissions, and you cannot solve the military-grade encryption algorithms used on the compromised files. A common ransomware attack vector is booby-trapped email, whereby the user is lured into interacting with by a social engineering exploit called spear phishing. This causes the email message to appear to come from a familiar source. Another common vulnerability is an improperly protected Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) port.

CryptoLocker opened the new age of ransomware in 2013, and the damage caused by the many strains of ransomware is said to be billions of dollars annually, more than doubling every two years. Notorious attacks include Locky, and NotPetya. Recent high-profile variants like Ryuk, Maze and CryptoWall are more sophisticated and have wreaked more havoc than older versions. Even if your backup/recovery procedures allow your business to recover your ransomed data, you can still be hurt by so-called exfiltration, where stolen documents are exposed to the public. Because additional variants of ransomware crop up daily, there is no guarantee that traditional signature-based anti-virus filters will block a new malware. If threat does show up in an email, it is important that your users have been taught to identify phishing tricks. Your ultimate protection is a solid process for scheduling and keeping remote backups plus the deployment of reliable restoration platforms.

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