Hardening the proxy to protect your network against Ransomware
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Article ID: 170318
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Products
ProxySG Software - SGOS
Issue/Introduction
The follow steps will assist in harding the proxy to protect your network against ransomware.
It is not necessary to execute all steps but the more of these policies that are implemented the more secure your enviroment will be.
Resolution
​Block or limit FTP access
Block known bad categories
File Storage/Sharing
Malicious Outbound Data/Botnets
Malicious Sources/Malnets
Peer-to-Peer (P2P)
Phishing
Piracy/Copyright Concerns
Potentially Unwanted Software
Proxy Avoidance
Uncategorized
none
Create policy to block top level domains known to host ransomware
The top level domains listed here belong to regions known to be active in the spread of ransomware or regions that have limited laws against hacking and the hosting of malicious content. This is by no means an all inclusive list. More top level domains can be added to the policy as deemed necessary.