Ransomware Solutions Services

Overview of Progent's Ransomware Settlement Negotiation Consulting in New Orleans
Progent is experienced in negotiating ransomware settlements with hackers. Reaching an optimum settlement is a complex exercise that requires a mix of field experience, technical knowledge and business savvy. It also requires close co-operation with the cyber-extortion target's IT staff and the cyber insurance carrier, if any. Since the top priority of the ransomware target is fast recovery, it is critical to deploy response groups that work efficiently, in parallel, and in close communication. Progent offers the scope of technical knowledge and the deep bench of personnel to complement your IT staff and recover your network quickly and economically.

Services provided by Progent's ransomware settlement negotiation experts include:

• Establishing the type of ransomware involved in the assault
• Identifying and communicating with the hacker
• Assessing the recovery risk
• Testing the TA's decryption tool
• Deciding on an acceptable settlement range with the ransomware victim and the insurance provider
• Negotiating a settlement and schedule with the TA
• Verifying compliance with anti-money laundering laws
• Carrying out the crypto-currency transfer to the TA
• Acquiring, learning, and using the TA's decryption mechanism
• If necessary, contacting the TA for technical help with the decryption tool

• Quarantining affected endpoints to arrest the spread of the assault
• Making digital copies of each breached server and endpoint and data store in order to perform forensics in parallel with recovery
• Adding anti-virus agents to all virus-free endpoints
• Restoring files from air-gapped backups or uncompromised endpoints
• Building a pristine recovery environment
• Remapping and connecting drives to reflect exactly their pre-encryption state

Exfiltration Ransoms
In addition to demanding payment for a decryption tool, modern variants of ransomware such as Ryuk, Maze, Netwalker, and Nephilim commonly try to steal (or "exfiltrate") files. Hackers can then require an extra settlement for not posting this data or selling it. Unfortunately, there is no way to be certain that exfiltrated data have been totally erased by the TA. Actually, in numerous instances the TA has limited control about the disposition of the data. Settling an exfiltration ransom does not eliminate the need for getting the guidance of legal counsel, performing an audit on which data were taken, and carrying out the mandated notifications to impacted entities. Generally, paying an exfiltration ransom is a waste.

Progent's Background
Progent has delivered remote and on-premises network services across the U.S. for over 20 years and has been awarded Microsoft's Partner designation in the Datacenter and Cloud Productivity practice areas. Progent's roster of SMEs includes professionals who have been awarded high-level certifications in core technology platforms including Cisco infrastructure, VMware virtualization, and major Linux distros. Progent's cybersecurity experts have earned industry-recognized certifications such as CISM, CISSP, CRISC, and CMMC 2.0. (See Progent's certifications). Progent also offers top-tier support in financial management and ERP applications. This scope of skills allows Progent to identify and integrate the surviving parts of your network after a ransomware intrusion and reconstruct them rapidly into a viable network. Progent has worked with leading insurance carriers like Chubb to assist businesses clean up after ransomware assaults.

Contact Progent about Crypto-Ransomware Settlement Guidance in New Orleans
To get in touch with Progent about ransomware settlement negotiation expertise in New Orleans, phone Progent at 800-462-8800 or go to Contact Progent.