Ransomware Response Consulting Services

Progent's Ransomware Settlement Negotiation Consulting in Tacoma
Progent is experienced in negotiating ransomware settlements with threat actors. Negotiating an optimum settlement is a complex exercise that requires a combination of field experience, technical skills and business savvy. It also demands working closely with the ransomware victim's IT staff and the insurance provider, if there is one. Since the number one goal of the ransomware target is fast recovery, it is critical to deploy recovery groups that work efficiently, concurrently, and in close communication. Progent offers the scope of technical skills and the deep bench of personnel to complement your IT support team and recover your network rapidly and affordably.

Support offered by Progent's ransomware negotiation experts include:

• Determining the kind of ransomware used in the assault
• Identifying and communicating with the hacker persona
• Assessing the recovery risk
• Verifying the threat actor's decryption capabilities
• Deciding on an acceptable settlement payment with the ransomware victim and the insurance provider
• Establishing a settlement and schedule with the threat actor
• Checking compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) regulations
• Overseeing the crypto-currency payment to the TA
• Receiving, reviewing, and operating the threat actor's decryptor mechanism
• If needed, contacting the threat actor for technical assistance with the decryptor utility

• Quarantining infected endpoints to arrest the spread of the assault
• Making replicas of each infected device and data store to allow forensics in parallel with recovery
• Adding anti-virus protection to all virus-free endpoints
• Recovering files from offline restores or unscathed endpoints
• Creating a clean recovery environment
• Remapping and reconnecting drives to reflect exactly their pre-encryption condition

Exfiltration Ransoms
In addition to demanding money for a decryption tool, modern strains of crypto-ransomware like Ryuk, Maze, Netwalker, and Egregor commonly attempt to steal (or "exfiltrate") files. TAs are then able to demand a separate settlement in exchange for not publishing this data or selling it. Unfortunately, there exists no method to be certain that exfiltrated data have been totally erased by the threat actor. In fact, in numerous cases the hacker has limited say over the disposition of the data. Paying an exfiltration ransom does not eliminate the need for seeking the guidance of privacy attorneys, conducting an inventory of data were compromised, and sending the mandated notifications to impacted entities. In almost all cases, paying an exfiltration ransom is a waste.

Progent's Qualifications
Progent has provided online and onsite IT services throughout the U.S. for more than two decades and has been awarded Microsoft's Partner certification in the Datacenter and Cloud Productivity competencies. Progent's roster of subject matter experts includes consultants who have been awarded advanced certifications in foundation technologies such as Cisco infrastructure, VMware, and major distributions of Linux. Progent's cybersecurity experts have earned industry-recognized certifications including CISM, CISSP, CRISC, and CMMC 2.0. (See certifications earned by Progent consultants). Progent also has top-tier support in financial management and ERP software. This scope of skills gives Progent the ability to salvage and consolidate the surviving parts of your network following a ransomware intrusion and reconstruct them rapidly into a functioning network. Progent has collaborated with top cyber insurance providers including Chubb to help businesses clean up after ransomware assaults.

Contact Progent about Crypto-Ransomware Settlement Negotiation Expertise in Tacoma
To get in touch with Progent about ransomware settlement negotiation guidance in Tacoma, phone Progent at 800-462-8800 or go to Contact Progent.