Sherman Oaks Ransomware Defense and Recovery Expertise

Ransomware has been weaponized by the major cyber-crime organizations and rogue states, posing a possibly lethal risk to companies that are breached. Current variations of ransomware target everything, including backup, making even selective recovery a challenging and costly process. New strains of ransomware such as Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Netwalker, Phobos, Snatch and Egregor have made the headlines, replacing Locky, Cerber, and NotPetya in prominence, elaborateness, and destructive impact.

Most ransomware breaches are the result of innocuous-seeming emails with dangerous links or attachments, and many are so-called "zero-day" attacks that can escape the defenses of legacy signature-matching antivirus filters. Although user training and frontline detection are important to defend your network against ransomware, best practices dictate that you expect that some malware will eventually succeed and that you implement a strong backup mechanism that allows you to restore files and services quickly with minimal losses.

Progent's ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Assessment is a low-cost service centered around an online discussion with a Progent security consultant experienced in ransomware defense and recovery. In the course of this interview Progent will collaborate directly with your Sherman Oaks network management staff to gather critical data about your security profile and backup processes. Progent will utilize this data to produce a Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment detailing how to apply leading practices for configuring and administering your security and backup systems to block or recover from a ransomware attack.

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

Security

• Correct allocation and use of administration accounts
• Correct NTFS (New Technology File System) and SMB authorizations
• Optimal firewall settings
• Secure Remote Desktop Protocol access
• Advice about AntiVirus tools selection and deployment

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

About Ransomware
Ransomware is a type of malicious software that encrypts or deletes files so they cannot be used or are publicized. Crypto-ransomware often locks the target's computer. To prevent the carnage, the target is asked to send a specified amount of money, usually in the form of a crypto currency such as Bitcoin, within a short time window. There is no guarantee that delivering the ransom will recover the damaged files 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 military-grade encryption technologies used on the hostage files. A common ransomware delivery package is booby-trapped email, in which the victim is tricked into responding to by a social engineering exploit known as spear phishing. This causes the email to appear to come from a trusted sender. Another common attack vector is an improperly protected RDP port.

The ransomware variant CryptoLocker ushered in the new age of ransomware in 2013, and the monetary losses attributed to by the many versions of ransomware is estimated at billions of dollars annually, roughly doubling every other year. Famous examples are WannaCry, and Petya. Current headline threats like Ryuk, DoppelPaymer and Spora are more elaborate and have caused more damage than older strains. Even if your backup procedures enable your business to recover your ransomed data, you can still be hurt by exfiltration, where stolen documents are made public. Because new variants of ransomware are launched every day, there is no certainty that traditional signature-based anti-virus tools will detect a new malware. If an attack does show up in an email, it is critical that your end users have been taught to be aware of social engineering tricks. Your last line of protection is a sound scheme for scheduling and keeping offsite backups plus the use of reliable restoration tools.

Ask Progent About the ProSight Ransomware Vulnerability Report in Sherman Oaks
For pricing information and to learn more about how Progent's ProSight Crypto-Ransomware Readiness Report can enhance your protection against ransomware in Sherman Oaks, phone Progent at 800-462-8800 or visit Contact Progent.