Ransomware Solutions Consulting Experts

Overview of Progent's Ransomware Negotiation Services in Midtown Manhattan
Progent is experienced in negotiating ransomware settlements with hackers. Negotiating an acceptable settlement is a complex exercise that calls for a combination of field experience, technical knowledge and business acumen. It also calls for working closely with the cyber-extortion target's IT staff and the insurance carrier, if there is one. Because the number one goal of the ransomware victim is fast recovery, it is critical to deploy response teams that operate efficiently, in parallel, and in close communication. Progent offers the scope of technical skills and the depth of experts to complement your network support team and recover your network environment quickly and affordably.

Services offered by Progent's ransomware settlement team include:

• Determining the type of ransomware used in the attack
• Identifying and communicating with the hacker
• Assessing the recovery risk
• Validating the TA's decryption capabilities
• Deciding on an acceptable settlement with the ransomware victim and the insurance carrier
• Negotiating a settlement amount and schedule with the threat actor
• Confirming adherence to anti-money laundering sanctions
• Managing the crypto-currency disbursement to the hacker
• Acquiring, reviewing, and operating the threat actor's decryption mechanism
• If necessary, contacting the TA for technical assistance with the decryptor utility

• Isolating affected endpoints and data stores to arrest the spread of the attack
• Making replicas of each infected server and endpoint and data store to allow forensics in parallel with cleanup
• Installing A/V agents to all clean endpoints
• Recovering files from air-gapped backups or uncompromised endpoints
• Creating a clean environment
• Remapping and connecting drives to reflect precisely their pre-attack condition

Exfiltration Ransoms
In addition to demanding payment for a decryption tool, modern strains of ransomware such as Ryuk, Maze, Netwalker, and Nephilim often attempt to steal (or "exfiltrate") files. TAs can then demand an extra settlement for not posting this data or selling it. Sadly, there is no way to prove that stolen data have been completely erased by the hacker. In fact, in numerous cases the threat actor has little control about where the information ends up. Paying an exfiltration ransom does not eliminate the necessity of seeking the advice of legal counsel, conducting an audit on which files were taken, and carrying out the required alerts to impacted entities. In almost all cases, paying an exfiltration ransom is a waste.

Progent's Background
Progent has delivered remote and on-premises IT services throughout the U.S. for over two decades and has been awarded Microsoft's Partner certification in the Datacenter and Cloud Productivity competencies. Progent's roster of SMEs includes consultants who have been awarded advanced certifications in foundation technology platforms such as Cisco infrastructure, VMware virtualization, and popular Linux distros. Progent's data security consultants have earned internationally recognized certifications such as CISA, CISSP-ISSAP, CRISC, and CMMC 2.0. (See Progent's certifications). Progent also offers top-tier support in financial management and ERP applications. This breadth of skills allows Progent to salvage and consolidate the surviving pieces of your information system following a ransomware attack and rebuild them quickly into an operational system. Progent has worked with leading insurance providers like Chubb to help organizations clean up after ransomware assaults.

Contact Progent about Crypto-Ransomware Settlement Guidance in Midtown Manhattan
To contact with Progent about crypto-ransomware settlement negotiation expertise in Midtown Manhattan, call Progent at 800-462-8800 or go to Contact Progent.