Guarulhos Ransomware Prevention and Remediation Expertise

Ransomware has been widely adopted by the major cyber-crime organizations and bad-actor states, posing a potentially lethal risk to companies that are breached. Current versions of crypto-ransomware target everything, including backup, making even partial restoration a complex and expensive exercise. Novel strains of crypto-ransomware like Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, Mailto (aka Netwalker), DopplePaymer, LockBit and Nephilim have made the headlines, replacing Locky, TeslaCrypt, and CryptoWall in notoriety, sophistication, and destructive impact.

90% of crypto-ransomware penetrations are caused by innocent-seeming emails that include malicious links or file attachments, and a high percentage are "zero-day" strains that elude the defenses of legacy signature-based antivirus (AV) filters. While user education and frontline identification are important to defend your network against ransomware, leading practices demand that you assume some attacks will eventually succeed and that you implement a strong backup mechanism that allows you to restore files and services rapidly with little if any damage.

Progent's ProSight Ransomware Vulnerability Checkup is an ultra-affordable service built around a remote discussion with a Progent security expert experienced in ransomware defense and recovery. In the course of this assessment Progent will collaborate directly with your Guarulhos IT management staff to collect critical data about your cybersecurity posture and backup environment. Progent will utilize this data to create 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 clean up after a ransomware attack.

Progent's Basic Security and Best Practices Assessment focuses on vital areas associated with ransomware defense and restoration recovery. The review addresses:

Security

• Proper use of administration accounts
• Appropriate NTFS (New Technology File System) and SMB (Server Message Block) authorizations
• Optimal firewall configuration
• Safe Remote Desktop Protocol connections
• Recommend AntiVirus filtering selection and deployment

• Split permission model for backup integrity
• Backing up critical servers including Active Directory
• Offsite backups with cloud backup to Azure

About Ransomware
Ransomware is a form of malicious software that encrypts or steals files so they cannot be used or are publicized. Crypto-ransomware often locks the target's computer. To prevent the carnage, the victim is required to pay a certain amount of money, typically in the form of a crypto currency such as Bitcoin, within a brief period of time. It is never certain that delivering the ransom will restore the lost files or prevent its exposure to the public. Files can be encrypted or deleted across a network depending on the victim's write permissions, and you cannot solve the strong encryption technologies used on the compromised files. A common ransomware delivery package is spoofed email, in which the user is tricked into interacting with by a social engineering exploit known as spear phishing. This causes the email to look as though it came from a familiar sender. Another common vulnerability is a poorly secured Remote Desktop Protocol port.

CryptoLocker opened the new age of crypto-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 two years. Famous attacks are WannaCry, and Petya. Current high-profile variants like Ryuk, Maze and TeslaCrypt are more sophisticated and have wreaked more damage than older versions. Even if your backup/recovery processes permit you to recover your ransomed files, you can still be hurt by exfiltration, where stolen documents are made public. Because new variants of ransomware crop up daily, there is no certainty that traditional signature-based anti-virus tools will block a new malware. If threat does show up in an email, it is critical that your users have learned to identify social engineering techniques. Your ultimate protection is a sound process for scheduling and retaining remote backups and the deployment of dependable restoration platforms.

Contact Progent About the ProSight Ransomware Susceptibility Report in Guarulhos
For pricing details and to learn more about how Progent's ProSight Ransomware Susceptibility Testing can bolster your protection against ransomware in Guarulhos, call Progent at 800-462-8800 or see Contact Progent.